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In the shadow of melting glaciers : climate change and Andean society /

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"Climate change is producing profound changes globally. Yet we still know little about how it affects real people in real places on a daily basis. This book illustrates in vivid detail how people in the Andes, where global climate change has generated the world's most deadly glacial lake,...

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Main Author: Carey, Mark (Mark P.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Subjects:
Climatic changes > Peru.
Glaciers > Peru.
Climatic changes > Social aspects > Peru.
Environmental engineering > Peru.
Emergency management > Peru.
Peru > Environmental conditions.
Andes Region > Environmental conditions.
Blanca, Cordillera (Peru) > Environmental conditions.
Peru > Social conditions.
Blanca, Cordillera (Peru) > Social conditions.
Climatic changes.
Climatic changes > Social aspects.
Ecology.
Emergency management.
Environmental engineering.
Glaciers.
Social history.
Andes Region.
Peru.
Peru > Cordillera Blanca.

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