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Climate : the force that shapes our world and the future of life on earth

George. Ochoa Jennifer Hoffman (Jennifer Ruth); Tina Tin

Localização: IO - Instituto Oceanográfico (551.501 O17c )(Acessar)

Título:
Climate : the force that shapes our world and the future of life on earth
Autor: George. Ochoa
Jennifer Hoffman (Jennifer Ruth); Tina Tin
Assuntos: Climatic changes; Climatology; CLIMATOLOGIA
Notas: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Descrição: Introduction: Is climate changing? -- PART I: CLIMATES OF THE PAST: The birth of climate -- Prehistoric climates -- Climate and mankind -- PART II: CLIMATE TODAY AND TOMORROW: Human impact on climate -- Too hot to handle -- Melting snow and ice -- Rising seas -- Changing ecosystems -- Cities under siege -- Extreme weather -- Our future: biome by biome -- Limiting climate change -- Adapt we must -- APPENDICES: A chronology of climate -- Charting climate change -- Glossary -- Further reading & organizations.
Editor: London : Rodale
Data de criação/publicação: 2005
Formato: 288 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 24 cm..
Idioma: Inglês

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