Product Description

This completely updated edition explores in detail the unresolved debate on the existence of weather cycles. It provides a different perspective on one of the most difficult questions in the current global warming debate: how much of the recent temperature rise can be attributed to natural causes? The book examines the complex analysis required to assess the evidence for cycles with a minimum of mathematics. First Edition Hb (1992): 0-521-38178-9 First Edition Pb (1995): 0-521-47869-3

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1079305 in Books
• Published on: 2004-01-05
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 330 pages

Review
"It provides a different perspective on one of the most difficult questions in the current global warming debate: how much of the recent temperature rise can be attributed to natural causes?" Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

"...neatly written and excellently presented." Times Higher Education Supplement

"...a book whose clarity and breadth of vision set it apart." Scientific American

"he has produced a well-written, clearly illustrated review, which makes an important point." Oceanography, Michael N. Evans, Assistant Professor, Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, The University of Arizona, Tuscon, USA

"...after reading the book, I was left with a better appreciation of the complexity of climate and the possible roles of subtle climatic influences. The book is useful because it has a broader scope and is more digestible than the journal articles that are usually the scienctist's bread and butter." - Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, Steve Mauget

About the Author
After seven years at the UK National Physical Laboratory researching atmospheric physics, Bill Burroughs spent three years as a UK Scientific Attaché in Washington D.C. Between 1974 and 1995, he held a series of senior posts in the UK Departments of Energy and then Health. He is now a professional science writer and has published several books on various aspects of weather and climate (two as a co-author), and also three books for children on lasers. These books include Watching the World's Weather (1991), Weather Cycles (1992), Does the Weather Really Matter? (1997), The Climate Revealed (1999), and Climate Change: A Multidisciplinary Approach (2001), all with Cambridge University Press. In addition, he acted as lead author for the World Meteorological Organisation on a book entitled Climate: Into the Twenty-First Century. He has also written widely on the weather and climate in newspapers and popular magazines.

Customer Reviews

Great book for understanding chaotic climate
This book does an amazing job telling the story on behalf of climate. While the statistical side of things are presented, the book is not number laden and over-factual. It is very conceptual and theory-driven. I recommend this book for anyone from students interested in weather, to those who call themselves weather experts.