Changing climates
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.
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- Full title :Changing climates / Charles F. Gritzner.
Summary
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.
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- Publication Date:©2010.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Chelsea House Publishers
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2010.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (120 pages).
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781438134451, 1438134452
- oclc:ocn649941670
- LC Classification:QC981.8.G56
- Dewey Decimal:363.738/74
Table of Contents
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.
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