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100	1		_aKoonin, Steven E.,
245	1	0	_aUnsettled :\ _bwhat climate science tells us, what it doesn't, and why it matters _cSteven E. Koonin.
260			_aDallas _bBenBella Books, Inc., _c2021
264		1	_aDallas, TX : _bBenBella Books, Inc., _c[2021]
264		4	_c©2021
300			_ax, 306 p _bblack and white illustrations, maps, charts
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
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337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 259-283) and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction. (Part I: The science): What we know about warming -- Humble human influences -- Emissions explained and extrapolated -- Many muddled models -- Hyping the heat -- Tempest terrors -- Precipitation perils, from floods to fires -- Sea level scares -- Apocalypses that ain't -- Who broke "the science" and why -- Fixing the broken science. (Part II: The response): The chimera of carbon-free -- Could the US catch the chimera? -- Plans B. Closing thoughts -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index -- About the author.
520			_aThe author points out that core questions about the way the climate is responding to our influence and what the impacts will be remain largely unanswered. He provides insights and perspective free from political agendas, dispels popular myths, and unveils little-known truths. He points out that the models we use to predict the future aren't able to accurately describe the climate of the past, suggesting they are deeply flawed.
650		0	_aClimatology _xStatistics _xInterpretation _vPopular works.
650		0	_aClimatic changes _xStatistics _xInterpretation _vPopular works.
650		0	_aGlobal warming _xStatistics _xInterpretation _vPopular works.
650		7	_aClimatic changes. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00864229
650		7	_aClimatology. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00864281
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