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Global warming and climate change demystified / Jerry Silver.
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View onlineVan Pelt Library QC981.8.G56 S548 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Silver, Jerry.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Global warming--Popular works.
- Global warming.
- Climatic changes--Popular works.
- Climatic changes.
- Genre:
- Popular works.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 289 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Global warming & climate change demystified
- Place of Publication:
- New York : McGraw-Hill, [2008]
- Summary:
- Demystifying one of today's key global issues. This important guide addresses the causes of global warming and its effects on the Earth's climate in bestselling Demystified format. You will learn about the physical science behind climate change, including the chemical processes that upset the Earth's thermal balance. The book makes a distinction between what is known for certain, what many scientists now believe to be true, and what is informed speculation, subject to further interpretation. It then presents a wide range of solutions which can be pursued by individuals, as well as society as a whole.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 9780071502405
- 0071502408
- OCLC:
- 181368848
- Online:
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