The climate : science and impacts

This book, written by two scientists with a long record of research in the World Climate Research Programme, is the first comprehensive, accessible synthesis of the broad spectrum of our current knowledge of climate science, climate impacts and the interactions of climate and society.

Coverage includes an explanation of the climate system and the processes that govern climate variability and change, the sources and limitations of climate information, how the climate is modelled and the uncertainties of climate prediction as well as discussion of how our future ability to predict and manage the climate may develop.

The book also addresses past and possible future interactions between humans and the climate and explores the impacts and risks of climate change to our global society, economy and the biosphere.