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Part of the book series: Springer Praxis Books (PRAXIS)
Part of the book sub series: Environmental Sciences (ENVIRONSCI)
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Table of contents(17 chapters)
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Introduction
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The subject, the players, and the principle basis
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The lessons of the observation of real facts
About this book
In the global-warming debate, definitive answers to questions about ultimate causes and effects remain elusive. In Global Warming: Myth or Reality? Marcel Leroux seeks to separate fact from fiction in this critical debate from a climatological perspective. Beginning with a review of the dire hypotheses for climate trends, the author describes the history of the 1998 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and many subsequent conferences. He discusses the main conclusions of the three IPCC reports and the predicted impact on global temperatures, rainfall, weather and climate, while highlighting the mounting confusion and sensationalism of reports in the media. After taking a hard look at the reality of the greenhouse effect, the ‘evidence’ from climate models, and the models’ limitations, Leroux postulates alternate causes of climate change and analyzes the trends for global temperatures, rainfall patterns, and sea level. He poses the ‘heretical’ question if warming may be considered a benefit in some regions. Finally Leroux suggests a number of priorities for climatologists to better understand processes of climate change, to integrate them into climate models, and to predict accurately future changes in climate. This timely and controversial book lays out the scientific case of the sizable skeptical scientific community who challenge the accepted wisdom.
Authors and Affiliations
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Risques Naturels, Environnement, Université Jean Moulin CNRS-UMR 5600, Lyon Cedex 07, France
Marcel Leroux
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Global Warming - Myth or Reality?
Book Subtitle: The Erring Ways of Climatology
Authors: Marcel Leroux
Series Title: Springer Praxis Books
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-28100-2
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2005
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-23909-3Published: 24 June 2005
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-06291-9Published: 21 October 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-28100-9Published: 30 August 2006
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVI, 510
Topics: Climate Change, Climatology, Geophysics/Geodesy, Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution, Environmental Management, Environmental Physics