The change in the weather : people, weather, and the science of climate / William K. Stevens.
The change in the weather : people, weather, and the science of climate / William K. Stevens.
The change in the weather : people, weather, and the science of climate / William K. Stevens.
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New York : Delacorte Press, 1999.
Date
1999.
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T0390138
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English
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xxiii, 357 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Origins -- 2. Children of the Atmosphere -- 3. The Turbulent Holocene -- 4. A World Full of Spirits -- 5. The First Meteorological Revolution -- 6. The Second Meteorological Revolution -- 7. A Primer on Weather and Climate -- 8. The Greenhouse Experiment -- 9. Is the World Warming? -- 10. Signs a...
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New York : Delacorte Press, 1999.
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New York (State)
Date Published
1999.
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"Charting the "grand drama" that began with the formation of the planet and its atmosphere billions of years ago, Stevens reveals the patterns of extreme climate change that have always characterized earth history. He explores the inextricable link between the fate of humanity and the climate - from the shaping of human evolution to the devastation...
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The change in the weather : people, weather, and the science of climate / William K. Stevens.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Transferred from N551.5253/3.
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T0390138
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74VvWy8DGARZ
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0385320124
9780385320122
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551.5253
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991012102169702626
