Philander, S. George

A three-volume set featuring more than 750 articles, arranged alphabetically by topic, exploring a wide range of topics related to global warming and climate change.

Presents a history of the seasonal current called El Nino and explores our perceptions of it based on scientific, political, economic, and cultural developments.

Examines the debate over the issue of global warming, describes some of the physical and chemical processes that make Earth a habitable planet, and discusses how the interplay among those processes determines Earth's response to various atmospheric disturbances.