Earth's Changing Climate (The Great Courses, 1219; Audio CDs) by Richard Wolfson - 2007

Chantilly, Virginia: The Teaching Company. 2007. Audio CD. Fine. Twelve 30-minute lectures on six Audio CDs in original case along with an As New 83-page paperback Course Guidebook. CDs show only minor signs of prior use. Not from a library. Suitable for a gift.

This lucid series of twelve lectures reviews the research and explains the concepts, tools, data, and analysis that have led an overwhelming number of climate scientists to conclude that Earth is warming and that we humans are responsible. In clear and accessible lectures designed for nonscientists, you'll learn about the "fingerprints" of global climate change--ranging from borehole temperatures to melting glaciers to the altered behavior of plant and animal species and other indicators--that convince scientists that our Earth has been warming at an unprecedented rate in recent decades. The lectures address only scientific issues and make no policy recommendations. Instead, they have been designed to serve as your personal scientific briefing to equip you to engage knowledgeably in one of the most important environmental issues of our time.

Contents: 1. Is Earth warming?; 2. Butterflies, glaciers, and hurricanes; 3. Ice ages and beyond; 4. In the greenhouse; 5. A tale of three planets; 6. Global recycling; 7. The human factor; 8. Computing the future; 9. Impacts of climate change; 10. Energy and climate; 11. Energy, resources and alternatives; 12. Sustainable futures.