Global Warming Book

The combined activities of modern civilization are polluting the atmosphere with excess amounts of 'greenhouse gases'--carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and chlorofluorocarbons. These gases work only too well in increasing the greenhouse effect. The more solar energy they capture, the warmer the planet may become, until a hotter climate dramatically alters the way human beings live. Global Warming tells the story of the discovery of this phenomenon, the scientific controversy surrounding it, the ways in which climate change may threaten civilization, and what governments and individuals will have to do to control it.

Examines the phenomenon of global warming, discussing the greenhouse effect in its positive, life-giving configuration, and again as this mechanism is knocked out of balance by increased levels of carbon gases.