{"product_id":"global-warming-a-very-short-introduction-9780199548248","title":"Global Warming: A Very Short Introduction","description":"\u003cp\u003eGlobal warming is arguably the most critical and controversial issue facing the world in the twenty-first century  one that will affect every living creature on the planet. It is also an extraordinarily complex problem  which everyone needs to understand as clearly and completely as possible. This Very Short Introduction provides a concise and accessible explanation of the key aspects of global warming. Mark Maslin discusses how and why changes are occurring  sets current warming trends in the context of past climate change  examines the predicted impact of global warming  as well as the political controversies of recent years and the many proposed solutions. Fully updated for 2008  this compelling account offers the best current scientific understanding of global warming  describing recent developments in US policy and the UK Climate Change Bill  where we now stand with the Kyoto Protocol  and the latest findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Maslin also includes a chapter on local solutions  reflecting the now widely held view that  to mitigate any impending disaster  governments as well as individuals must to act together.  About the Series: Combining authority with wit  accessibility  and style  Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of lifes most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer  they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics  from philosophy to Freud  quantum theory to Islam.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67932119269429,"sku":"ByrdShop_0199548242","price":59.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780199548248.jpg?v=1794219427","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/global-warming-a-very-short-introduction-9780199548248","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}