Changing climates
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Published: |
Chelsea House Publishers,
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Publisher Address: | New York |
Publication Dates: | c2010. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Series: |
Global connections |
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Carrier Form: | 120 p.: col. ill. ; 27 cm. |
ISBN: |
9781604132915 (hbk.) 1604132914 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
Index Number: | P467 |
CLC: | P467 |
Call Number: | P467/G871 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 110-113) and index. Introduction: A global community -- Introduction to climate change -- Climate change through time -- Causes of climate change -- Impacts of changing climates -- The science of global warming -- The impacts of global warming -- The hype surrounding global warming -- The human response. Climates have changed throughout Earth's history. While some changes are brief, lasting only a few decades, others can plunge much of the planet into an icy wasteland or a steaming tropical jungle for hundreds or even millions of years. Get a better understanding of climate and the global warming issue by learning how the atmosphere works, how and why climates have changed in the past, and the consequences of climate change. |