Screen LibraryClimate change：picturing the science
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W.W. Norton,
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| Publisher Address: | New York |
| Publication Dates: | c2009. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xii, 305 p.: col. ill., col. maps ; 26 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780393331257 (pbk.) 0393331253 (pbk.) |
| Index Number: | P467 |
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P467 X16 |
| Call Number: | P467/S351 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-286) and index. Schmidt, a climate scientist at NASA, and photographer Wolfe seek to advance public education about human-induced climate change in a combination of arresting images and lucid explanations of the science of global warming and the pursuit of global cooperation in adopting new, sustainable ways of living. With contributions by 16 scientists, engineers, writers, activists, and photographers, Schmidt and Wolfe address a host of observable changes, from the melting of ice and permafrost at the poles to the rising of sea levels in cities such as Venice and Miami ... -- Excerpt, Booklist. |