| Description |
xii, 289 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Demystified series |
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McGraw-Hill "Demystified" series.
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Summary |
An introductory overview of climate change, which discusses natural and man-made causes, the process of global warming, what can be expected, and what can be done. |
| Contents |
Global perspective - thinking about the earth -- Taking the earth's temperature -- Signs of global warming -- The earth's thermostat - keeping the earth warm -- Greenhouse chemistry -- Origin and impact of greenhouse gases -- Consequences of global warming -- Resetting the earth's thermostat - solutions. |
| Subject |
Global warming -- Popular works.
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Climatic changes -- Popular works.
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| ISBN |
9780071502405 alkaline paper |
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0071502408 alkaline paper |
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