Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS ix
3. PREFACE xiii
4. PART ONE
5. 1. Between the Idea and the Reality 3
6. 2. Is Our Planet Fragile or Robust? 11
7. PART TWO
8. 3. Light and Air 31
9. 4. Why the Peak of a Mountain Is Cold 55
10. 5. Capricious Clouds 76
11. 6. The Climate Tapestry 89
12. 7. Weather, the Music of Our Sphere 105
13. 8. The Ocean in Motion 125
14. 9. El Niño, La Niña, and the Southern Oscillation 143
15. PART THREE
16. 10. The Paradox of the Faint Sun but Warm Earth 161
17. 11. Why Summer Is Warmer than Winter 170
18. 12. The Ozone Hole, a Cautionary Tale 183
19. 13. Global Warming, Risky Business 191
20. APPENDIXES
21. APPENDIX 1 209
22. APPENDIX 2 214
23. APPENDIX 3 217
24. APPENDIX 4 226
25. APPENDIX 5 231
26. APPENDIX 6 234
27. APPENDIX 7 240
28. APPENDIX 8 242
29. APPENDIX 9 244
30. APPENDIX 10 246
31. APPENDIX 11 248
32. APPENDIX 12 249
33. APPENDIX 13 250
34. GLOSSARY 251
35. REFERENCES 257
36. INDEX 259