Climate change and society
This paper examines our understanding of climate change, as well as the reluctance of industrial societies to deal with the drivers, especially the burning of the fossil fuels, before the future consequences become catastrophic. We describe how the energy balance of the Earth, oceans, land and Arcti...
Main Author: | Alan K Betts |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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AIMS Press
2021-06-01
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Series: | AIMS Geosciences |
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Online Access: | https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/geosci.2021012?viewType=HTML |
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