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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Dana NuccitelliPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.595kg ISBN: 9781440832017ISBN 10: 1440832013 Pages: 232 Publication Date: 03 March 2015 Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsFigures Preface Acknowledgments 1 The Origins of Climate Science and Denial 2 The Growth and Development of Climate Science 3 The Astounding Accuracy of Early Climate Models 4 The Formation and Growth of the Human-Caused Global Warming Consensus 5 The Reason behind the Strengthening Consensus: The Science Is Right 6 The Continuation and Acceleration of Global Warming 7 What Does the Future Hold? Notes IndexReviews"""Climatology vs. Psuedoscience does something that has never been done before: it takes specific climate change projections made over the years by pioneering and mainstream climate scientists, and those made by skeptics, comparing them with subsequent temperature measurements to see which has proven a better predictor of what came to pass. . . . [Y]ou owe it to yourself to put your skepticism to the test by reading this book and learning just whose science has proven true."" - The Barrie Examiner ""Nuccitelli’s writing is clear and his explanations lucid. . . . [T]he primary audience for this book is likely to be the much larger group of climate educators, communicators, and interested citizens looking for solid, well-reasoned arguments against some of the most common contrarian claims. For them, this book will stand as a well-written and invaluable resource."" - National Center for Science Education ""The book includes the best available short account of the history of climate science and describes climate change models and controversies in brief but incisive and well-illustrated detail. . . . Nuccitelli's book is particularly valuable for its succinct treatment of key disputes without the heated rhetoric. Summing Up: Essential. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals and practitioners."" - Choice" Climatology vs. Psuedoscience does something that has never been done before: it takes specific climate change projections made over the years by pioneering and mainstream climate scientists, and those made by skeptics, comparing them with subsequent temperature measurements to see which has proven a better predictor of what came to pass. . . . [Y]ou owe it to yourself to put your skepticism to the test by reading this book and learning just whose science has proven true. - The Barrie Examiner The book includes the best available short account of the history of climate science and describes climate change models and controversies in brief but incisive and well-illustrated detail. . . . Nuccitelli's book is particularly valuable for its succinct treatment of key disputes without the heated rhetoric. Summing Up: Essential. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals and practitioners. - Choice Nuccitelli's writing is clear and his explanations lucid. . . . [T]he primary audience for this book is likely to be the much larger group of climate educators, communicators, and interested citizens looking for solid, well-reasoned arguments against some of the most common contrarian claims. For them, this book will stand as a well-written and invaluable resource. - National Center for Science Education Climatology vs. Psuedoscience does something that has never been done before: it takes specific climate change projections made over the years by pioneering and mainstream climate scientists, and those made by skeptics, comparing them with subsequent temperature measurements to see which has proven a better predictor of what came to pass. . . . [Y]ou owe it to yourself to put your skepticism to the test by reading this book and learning just whose science has proven true. - The Barrie Examiner Climatology vs. Psuedoscience does something that has never been done before: it takes specific climate change projections made over the years by pioneering and mainstream climate scientists, and those made by skeptics, comparing them with subsequent temperature measurements to see which has proven a better predictor of what came to pass... [Y]ou owe it to yourself to put your skepticism to the test by reading this book and learning just whose science has proven true. - The Barrie Examiner Nuccitelli's writing is clear and his explanations lucid... [T]he primary audience for this book is likely to be the much larger group of climate educators, communicators, and interested citizens looking for solid, well-reasoned arguments against some of the most common contrarian claims. For them, this book will stand as a well-written and invaluable resource. - National Center for Science Education Author InformationDana Nuccitelli is an environmental scientist and risk assessor at a private environmental consulting firm in California. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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