Dr Karl's Little Book of Climate Change Science
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Dr Karl's Little Book of Climate Change Science
By (Author) Karl Kruszelnicki
ABC Books
ABC Books
17th March 2021
Australia
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Conservation of wildlife and habitats
Deforestation
Environmental monitoring
Weather and climate: general interest
Physical Properties
Paperback
160
Width 130mm, Height 200mm, Spine 12mm
125g
Description
Australia's favourite science guru explains the facts about climate change -- and how we can fix it
How do Greenhouse Gas molecules shimmy and shake to trap 400,000 Hiroshima atom bombs' worth of the Sun's heat each day
Who did the early research into Climate Change and then spent billions trying to cover it up
What's the Hockey Stick Graph and why is it so important
How did Climate Change tip the Earth off its axis
Why was Sydney the hottest place on Earth on 4 January 2020
How can we move to zero and even negative emissions
How can kelp help
When it comes to long-haul transport, why is hydrogen the way to go
And much more!
Now, in this never dull, easy-to-understand guide Dr Karl explains the science of climate change and how we can fix it. (We can!)
Author Bio
Dr Karl Kruszelnicki AM just loves science to pieces, and has been spreading the word in print, on TV and radio and online for more than thirty years. The author of 47 books, Dr Karl is a lifetime student with degrees in physics and mathematics, biomedical engineering, medicine and surgery. He has worked as a physicist, labourer, roadie for bands, car mechanic, filmmaker, biomedical engineer, taxi driver, TV weatherman, and medical doctor at the Children's Hospital in Sydney. Since 1995, Dr Karl has been the Julius Sumner Miller Fellow at the University of Sydney. In 2019 he was awarded the UNESCO Kalinga Prize for the Popularisation of Science, of which previous recipients include Margaret Mead, David Attenborough, Bertrand Russell and David Suzuki.
