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200 04$aThe Britannica guide to climate change $ean unbiased guide to the key issue of our age /$fintroduction by Robert M. May
210   $aLondon $cRobinson ;$aPhiladelphia $cRunning Press$d2008
210  1$aLondon :$cRobinson ;$aPhiladelphia :$cRunning Press,$d2008.
215   $a1 online resource (xvi, 460 pages) $cillustrations, maps
225 1 $aBritannica guide series
300   $aDescription based on print version record.
300   $aIncludes index.
311   $a1-84529-867-5 
327   $aContents; Introduction; Part 1 The big picture; 1 Climate change: a short introduction; 2 What is climate?; 3 A history of weather forecasting; Part 2 The changing world; 4 The changing planet: land; 5 The changing planet: hydrosphere; 6 The changing planet: atmosphere; 7 The decline in biodiversity; Part 3 Ideas, arguments, and progress; 8 Environmentalism: past, present, and future; 9 Key environmental thinkers; 10 Respones to change; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W
330   $aThere are a few subjects that divide opinion more than climate change. What is the truth? Can the solution be found in a global political treaty or individual action? This Britannica guide gives a clear overview of the scientific evidence, from data showing how the atmosphere has changed in the last 4.5 billion years to more recent studies on the symptoms of a warming planet and the global effects of greenhouse gases, deforestation, and population. The guide introduces you to the possible solutions and to key figures in the debate, from the origins of environmentalism through to the Kyoto Prot
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606   $aClimatic changes
615  0$aClimatic changes.
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996   $aThe Britannica guide to climate change$93989023
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