Contains the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) second assessment synthesis of scientific-technical info. relevant to interpreting Article 2 of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change; the report on the science of climate change; the report on scientific-technical analyses of impacts, adaptations & mitigation of climate change; & the report on the economic & social dimensions of climate change. Discusses: greenhouse gases, aerosols, human health, food & fibre, hydrology & water resources management, terrestrial & aquatic ecosystems, energy supply & demand, integrated assessment, response strategies, & much more.