INFLUENCES OF MANKIND ON CLIMATE

Reviews the status of climate modeling and indicates the parts of the system which about which the least is known. This is followed by a brief discussion of the various human activities that can potentially influence climate, with the emphasis on the effects of adding carbon dioxide to the atmosphere from fossil fuel burning. The authors thereby establish the basis for a credible (though imprecise) prediction and proceed to outline a climatic scenario for the next several decades. - from Author