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This set, edited by Philander (geosciences, Princeton Univ.; Is the Temperature Rising?: The Uncertain Science of Global Warming), is intended to help non-scientists understand the complexities of climate change. Most of the entries are accessible to a broad range of readers, but some contain technical language. This new edition has 39 more entries than appeared in the 2008 work. Many sections on state universities and their climate programs have been dropped, including those covering the Universities of Kentucky, Delaware, and Illinois, w...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Gr 10 Up–With 40 new articles (“Climate-Gate,” “Obama Administration”) and extensive revision to the rest of the content, this updated version of the 2008 edition offers students and, to use the editor’s quaint term, “laymen” close looks at recent developments. The set also examines broad historical, scientific, national, geographical, political, and thematic pictures of climate change’s mechanisms, effects, and controversies. Along with topical entries ranging from “Abrupt Climate Changes” to “Community-Based Adaptation,” the alphabetical...Log In or Sign Up to Read More