This is a college-level textbook that surveys the multidisciplinary topic of global climate change, including coverage of both natural and social sciences. Author Bloom (U. of California at Davis) offers chapters on the history of Earth's climate; the causes of climate; computer simulation models of climate; biological impacts of higher carbon dioxide concentrations; climate change and the biosphere; mitigation strategies in transportation, electric power generation, and other sectors; economics of global climate change; global climate change and the law; and the human response to global climate change. Each chapter includes a large number of color illustrations, as well as review questions. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)