We live in a world that is increasingly vulnerable to climatic shocks - affecting agriculture and industry, government and international trade, not to mention h
With the inclusion of new material, preface and illustrations, this 2nd edition of Lamb's acclaimed book covers issues of past and present climates, impacts on
In 2001 a panel representing virtually all the world's governments and climate scientists announced that they had reached a consensus: the world was warming at
Explores the latest historical research on the development of the earth's climate, showing how even minor changes in the climate could result in major social, p