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UNINA9910457444203321 |
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Titolo |
Feeling the heat : dispatches from the frontlines of climate change / / from the editors of E/the environmental magazine ; edited by Jim Motavalli ; with contributions fromm Sally Deneen. [et al.] |
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New York : , : Routledge, , 2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-135-94026-6 |
0-415-94655-7 |
1-280-10671-9 |
9786610106714 |
0-203-48362-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (207 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Global warming |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Introduction; China: The Cost of Coal; Europe: Planning Ahead; Greater New York: Urban Anxiety; Antigua and Barbuda: Islands under Siege; Asia: Clouds Got in the Way; Alaska and the Western Arctic: The Ice Retreats; The California Coast: Marine Migrations and the Collapsing Food Chain; Australia, Florida, and Fiji: Reefs at Risk; Pacific Northwest: The Incredible Shrinking Glaciers; Antarctica: The Ice Is Moving; Author Biographies; Endnotes; About E Magazine; Index; |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book consists of chapter-length visits to world "hot" spots, where people are already coping with the consequences of climactic disruption. It reveals the process of climate change to be ongoing, serious and immediate. |
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