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Article: What We Know about Climate Change.(Book review)
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- Environment
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- May 1, 2008
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by Kerry Emanuel; MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2007; 85 pp., $14.95 hardcover (ISBN: 978-0-2620-5089-0)
Presenting a complex scientific and social issue in simple terms is not easy, but MIT atmospheric scientist Kerry Emanuel has accomplished the task in his new book on climate change. What We Know About Climate Change packs a wealth of information in its 85 pages, making the book a worthwhile read for scientists and nonscientists alike.
Emanuel begins by acknowledging the difficulties in modeling the Earth's climate because of the complex feedback and chaos inherent in the system. He explains how, nonetheless, recent advances in climate modeling have ...