Cover of The Rough Guide to Climate Change: The Symptoms, the Science, the Solutions

The Rough Guide to Climate Change: The Symptoms, the Science, the Solutions

This volume is a complete guide to one of the most pressing problems facing humanity. It looks at topics such as visible symptoms of change from a warming planet, how global warming works, global warming in the media, global solutions, and many more.

Subject
science
Themes
environmentnature
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 341 pages

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