Reporting on Climate Change: Understanding the Science. Fourth Edition
- Publisher:
- Environmental Law Institute
- Publication date:
- 2011-04-11
- Authors:
- L. Jeremy Richardson
- ISBN:
- 1-58576-156-2
Description:
In the fourth edition of ELI's landmark book, Reporting on Climate Change: Understanding the Science, editors L. Jeremy Richardson and Bud Ward have created a guide for journalists-both reporters and editors-to help them understand and report on the scientific issues related to global climate change. Initially conceived to be exclusively for the members of the media, it has evolved over time as a resource also for formal and informal climate science educators and for other communicators needing a "plain English" grasp of climate science.Replete with four-color charts, graphs, and graphics that explain the complex scientific issues, this new edition provides readers with timely updates to recent events in the ongoing climate debate, including the UK e-mail hacking scandal, as well as new developments in the science itself. For reporters who are generalists rather than specialists in science or environmental writing, this guide provides an in-depth look at what we do know and still don't know about climate change, all in non-technical terms
Index
- Appendix D. Resources
- Editor's Note
- Executive Summary
- The Climate System and the Forces that Drive It
- Climate Change and Natural Variability
- The Basics of Greenhouse Gases
- Climate Change is Happening Now
- The Human Effect on Climate
- The Complexity of the Climate System
- Models as Working Representations of Reality
- Appendix C. Units of Measure Used in This Guide
- Sea-Level Rise
- Stratospheric Ozone Depletion
- Working with Scientists and Scientific News Sources
- Questions Needing Better Answers
- Brief Guide to False and Misleading Contrarian Claims
- Appendix A. IPCC Reports Process
- Appendix B. Glossary
- Projections of Future Climate
- Preliminary sections