Download or read book Discovery of Global Warming (rev. and Expanded Ed. ) written by Spencer R. Weart and published by . This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2001 an international panel of climate scientists announced that the world was warming at a rate without precedent during at least the last ten millennia, and that warming was caused by the buildup of greenhouse gases from human activity. The story of how scientists reached that conclusion was the story Weart told in "The Discovery of Global Warming." In this 2008 ed., he brings his account up to date, revised to reflect the latest science and with a new conclusion that shows how the scientific consensus caught fire among the general world public, and how a new understanding of the human meaning of climate change spurred individuals and governments to action. A "Discover" Top Science Book of the Year; and a "USA Today" Best Book of the Year.