Climate change observed impacts on planet Earth
The climate of the Earth is always changing. As the debate over the implications of changes in the Earth's climate has grown, the term climate change has come to refer primarily to changes we've seen over recent years and those which are predicted to be coming, mainly as a result of human...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam
Elsevier
2009, 2009
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
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| Collection: | Elsevier ScienceDirect eBooks - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | The climate of the Earth is always changing. As the debate over the implications of changes in the Earth's climate has grown, the term climate change has come to refer primarily to changes we've seen over recent years and those which are predicted to be coming, mainly as a result of human behavior. This book serves as a broad, accessible guide to the science behind this often political and heated debate by providing scientific detail and evidence in language that is clear to both the non-specialist and the serious student. * provides all the scientific evidence for and possible causes of climate change in one book * written by expert scientists working in the field * logical, non-emotional conclusions * a source book for the latest findings on climate change |
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| Physical Description: | online resource (xxiv, 444 pages, [24] pages of plates) illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
| ISBN: | 9780444533012 044453301X 9780080933030 0080933033 |