Mapping climate change
William Bloss reviews this summary of climate change
The atlas of climate change
Kirstin Dow and Thomas E. Downing
London: Earthscan 2006 | Pp112 | £12.99 | ISBN 1 844 07376 9
This book, which is aimed at the general reader, presents a summary of climate change through the medium of global maps, covering aspects such as indicators of climate change, the scientific basis for man-made global warming, and the distribution of emissions, their impacts and societal responses. This approach is effective for understanding aspects such as the geographic/international distribution of emissions, and illustrating the impacts of potential sea-level rise or changes in rainfall, though one critical missed opportunity would seem to be giving the per capita emissions of CO2, by nation. The international response to climate change is also presented, with particularly clear sections on the Kyoto Protocol targets, and the carbon intensity of different economies.
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