A world without ice / Henry Pollack ; [foreword by Al Gore].
A world without ice / Henry Pollack ; [foreword by Al Gore].
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Publisher
New York : Avery, c2009.
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N551.312/8
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Language
English
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Physical content
xv, 287 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents
Discovering ice -- Ice and life : on earth and beyond -- When ice ruled the world -- Warming up -- Nature at work -- Human footprints -- Melting ice, rising seas -- Choices amid change.
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Avery, c2009.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2009.
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Summary
This book examines the effects of global warming by looking carefully at the potential consequences of a world without ice. The author traces the effect of mountain glaciers on supplies of drinking water and agricultural irrigation, as well as the current results of melting permafrost and shrinking Arctic sea ice--a situation that has degraded the...
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A world without ice / Henry Pollack ; [foreword by Al Gore].
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2009.
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N551.312/8
Record Identifier
74Vvy7XW87Xl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vvy7XW87Xl
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ISBN
1583333576
9781583333570
DDC
551.312
MMS ID
991016084319702626
