Indicators of Climate Change focuses on the root causes of global warming and climate change. The book includes detailed discussions on the indicators of climate change, highlighting the rapidity of the changes. Indicators discussed in this book include the rise in the average atmospheric temperature, ocean heat, rising sea levels, melting ice sheets and glaciers, changes in plant adaption, changes in insect adaption, and weather pattern changes. The book also highlights fossil fuels, the root cause of climate change, and the urgency of the problem. - Provides an all-embracing look at the main cause and many indicators of climate change - Written by world experts in the fields of climate change, giving readers the most up-to-date state of each topic - Contains copious lists of references so that readers will be able to further their studies