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Regional effects of global warming. Global warming, Greenhouse effect, Greenhouse gas, Carbon dioxide, Water cycle, Evaporation, Precipitation (meteorology), Ocean current, Current sea level rise, Ice sheet, Ice cap, Glacier, Arctic shrinkage, Retreat of glaciers since 1850, Shutdown of thermohaline circulation… More >>
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The Forgiving Air is an authoritative, up-to-date handbook on global change. Written by a scientist for nonscientists, this primer humanizes the great environmental issues of our time–the hole in the ozone layer, the greenhouse effect, acid rain, and air pollution–and explains everything in accessible prose. This fully updated and revised edition takes into account the latest developments in climate research and policy. Highlighting the interrelatedness of human a… More >>
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It’s not news that global warming has provoked a visceral debate. What many readers may find surprising, however, is how many people pose as experts in this debate who know little or nothing about the operation of the ecosystems that support life on Earth. This book dissects the multifaceted debate on global warming for the nonspecialist.
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