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• Title:Unsettled : what climate science tells us, what it doesn't, and why it matters / Steven E. Koonin.
  
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• Variant Title:Unsettled : what climate science tells us, what it does not, and why it matters
  
• Author/Creator:Koonin, Steven E., author.
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:BenBella Books, Inc., publisher.
  
• Published/Created:Dallas, TX : BenBella Books, Inc., [2021]
  ©2021
  

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  • Location:OKANAGAN LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: QC903 .K66 2021
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:c.1 In transit to OKANAGAN LIBRARY selfservice circulation 06-29-2022
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Climatology--Statistics--Interpretation--Popular works.
  Climatic changes--Statistics--Interpretation--Popular works.
  Global warming--Statistics--Interpretation--Popular works.
  
• Genre/Form:Informational works.
  
• Description:x, 306 pages : illustrations, maps, charts ; 24 cm
  
• Summary:The author points out that core questions about the way the climate is responding to our influence and what the impacts will be remain largely unanswered. He provides insights and perspective free from political agendas, dispels popular myths, and unveils little-known truths. He points out that the models we use to predict the future aren't able to accurately describe the climate of the past, suggesting they are deeply flawed.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-283) and index.
  
• ISBN:9781950665792 (trade cloth)
  1950665798 (trade cloth)
  
• Contents:Introduction. (Part I: The science): What we know about warming
  Humble human influences
  Emissions explained and extrapolated
  Many muddled models
  Hyping the heat
  Tempest terrors
  Precipitation perils, from floods to fires
  Sea level scares
  Apocalypses that ain't
  Who broke "the science" and why
  Fixing the broken science. (Part II: The response): The chimera of carbon-free
  Could the US catch the chimera?
  Plans B. Closing thoughts
  Acknowledgments
  Notes
  Index
  About the author.