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Title:
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Hot house : global climate change and the human condition
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Authors:
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Robert G. Strom
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Material Type:
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book
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Publisher:
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[S.l.] : Copernicus Books, 2007
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ISBN / ISSN / EAN :
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978-0-387-34179-8
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Size:
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xxi, 302 p. / ill. (some col.), maps / 24 cm
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Bibliography note:
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-298) and index.
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Languages:
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English
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Class number:
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QC981.8.C5
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Subjects:
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Climat--Changements
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Climatic changes
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Human ecology
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Description:
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Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Temperature scales -- A gigantic experiment -- The ABCs of climate change -- A planetary perspective -- Time and causes -- A hot and cold past -- The heat is on -- The human impact -- The main offenders -- The root cause -- The melting earth -- Water world -- What's in store for us? -- The escape hatch -- Politics and money -- It's now or never -- Appendices: Measuring geologic time ; Climate proxies ; Statement on global warming ; Climate-related web sites. -- References cited -- Further reading -- Index.
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