| Description |
288 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Is climate changing? -- PART I: CLIMATES OF THE PAST: The birth of climate -- Prehistoric climates -- Climate and mankind -- PART II: CLIMATE TODAY AND TOMORROW: Human impact on climate -- Too hot to handle -- Melting snow and ice -- Rising seas -- Changing ecosystems -- Cities under siege -- Extreme weather -- Our future: biome by biome -- Limiting climate change -- Adapt we must -- APPENDICES: A chronology of climate -- Charting climate change -- Glossary -- Further reading & organizations. |
| Subject |
Climatic changes.
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Climatology.
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| Added Author |
Hoffman, Jennifer (Jennifer Ruth)
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Tin, Tina.
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| ISBN |
1594862885 hardback $35.00 ($48.00 Can.) |
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9781594862885 hardback |
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