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Kerry Emanuel is Professor of Atmospheric Science in the Department of Earth. Atmospheric, and Planetary Science at MIT. He is the author of Divine Wind: The History and Science of Hurricanes and Atmospheric Convection.

Comprend les noms: K. Emanuel, Kerry A. Emanuel

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Date de naissance
1955
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male
Nationalité
USA

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It takes pains to disentangle the main different effects that drive climate, including anthropogenic and otherwise, the different time scales at which they operate, and at which scales it is hard to tell apart noise from signal (
 
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orm_tmr | 4 autres critiques | Mar 16, 2022 |
Kerry Emanuel, a MIT professor and expert on Hurricanes, has written a tight and thoughtful essay explaining what is Climate Change, and the dangers to humanity, if we fail to take action on it. An excellent introduction that can be read in a afternoon.
 
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Steve_Walker | 4 autres critiques | Sep 13, 2020 |
This is a short, cutesy book that lays out the facts of climate change as of 2007. I don't really like the bottom line that the only way we can fix the system is through political (and of course, scientific) channels. There is no further analysis into why the political system is too flawed to fix the problems of climate change, and to be honest I didn't expect it from such a small book. But I really hate it when books like this tell people that they can help save the world by driving 30 miles less per month, buying new CF bulbs, or buying a Prius and throwing away their old clunker. Clearly, if things were that easy, this planet should have no problems with global warming.… (plus d'informations)
 
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lemontwist | 4 autres critiques | Dec 13, 2009 |

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Œuvres
15
Membres
188
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#115,783
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½ 3.6
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6
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14
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