A controversial look at the causes of climate change argues that an interplay of the sun and sub-atomic particles from exploded stars called cosmic rays have more effect on the Earth's climate than carbon dioxide emissions.
Explains that an interplay of the sun and cosmic rays - sub-atomic particles from exploded stars - seem to have more effect on the climate than man-made carbon dioxide. This title is intended for those interested in the real science behind our climate.
New evidence based on Henrik Svensmark's scientific research prompts questions to be raised about the role of man-made carbon dioxide in global warming. The sun, stars, and cosmic rays have often been overlooked, but in this radical new book they are placed center stage in the climate change debate.
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'The new totem of the climate-change sceptics' The Times'If you are concerned by the doomsday scenarios regarding runaway climate change, then this alternative view of why the climate is warming will be of great interest.' Good Book Guide
| List of illustrations |
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vi | |
| Foreword by Eugene Parker |
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ix | |
| Authors' note |
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xii | |
| Overview |
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1 | |
| 1 A lazy Sun launches iceberg armadas |
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11 | |
| 2 Adventures of the cosmic rays |
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35 | |
| 3 A shiny Earth is cool |
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63 | |
| 4 Getting piggy over the stile |
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99 | |
| 5 The dinosaurs' guide to the Galaxy |
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132 | |
| 6 Starbursts, tropical ice and life's changing fortunes |
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156 | |
| 7 Children of the supernovae? |
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180 | |
| 8 The agenda for cosmoclimatology |
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204 | |
| 9 Postscript 2008 — carbon dioxide is feeble |
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231 | |
| Sources for individuals quoted |
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251 | |
| Scientific papers |
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257 | |
| Index |
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259 | |
Henrik Svensmark leads the Center for Sun-Climate Research at the Danish National Space Center.Nigel Calder is a former editor of the New Scientist, and an award-winning science writer. His Magic Universe (OUP, 2003) was shortlisted for the Aventis Prize in 2004.
