Abrupt Climate Change: Inevitable Surprises

by National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Ocean Studies Board, et al.

The climate record for the past 100,000 years clearly indicates that the climate system has undergone periodic--and often extreme--shifts, sometimes in as little as a decade or less. The causes of abrupt climate changes have not been clearly established, but the triggering of events is likely to be the result of multiple natural processes.

Abrupt climate changes of the magnitude seen in the past would have far-reaching implications for...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309074347
• ISBN13: 9780309074346
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.9"