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008			091022s2009 nyuab b 001 0 eng
020			_a1608192008 (alk. paper)
020			_a9781608192007 (alk. paper)
040			_cHKGCC _dHKGCC
090		3	_aQC981.8.G56 _bH15 2009
100	1		_aHansen, James E. _q(James Edward), _d1941-
245	1	0	_aStorms of my grandchildren : _bthe truth about the coming climate catastrophe and our last chance to save humanity / _cJames Hansen ; illustrations by Makiko Sato.
250			_a1st U.S. ed.
260			_aNew York : _bBloomsbury USA, _cc2009.
300			_axvi, 304 p. : _bill., ports. ; _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 282-286) and index.
505	0		_aThe Vice President's climate Task Force -- The A-Team and the Secretary's quandary -- A visit to the White House -- Time warp -- Dangerous reticence : a slippery slope -- The Faustian bargain : humanity's own trap -- Is there still time? : a tribute to Charles David Keeling -- Target carbon dioxide : where should humanity aim? -- An honest, effective path -- The Venus Syndrome -- Storms of my grandchildren -- Appendix 1. Key differences with contrarians -- Appendix 2. Global climate forcings and radiative feedbacks.
650		0	_aClimatic changes
650		0	_aGlobal warming
650		0	_aGreenhouse gases
650		0	_aHuman beings _xEffect of climate on
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