Earth's climate : past and future /
At a time when the evidence is stronger than ever that human activity is the primary cause of global climate change, William Ruddiman's breakthrough text returns in a thoroughly updated new edition. A gain drawing on a variety of scientific disciplines, the new edition offers a clear, engaging,...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
W.H. Freeman and Company,
[2014]
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| Edition: | Third edition. |
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| Summary: | At a time when the evidence is stronger than ever that human activity is the primary cause of global climate change, William Ruddiman's breakthrough text returns in a thoroughly updated new edition. A gain drawing on a variety of scientific disciplines, the new edition offers a clear, engaging, objective portrait of the current state of climate science, including compelling recent findings on anthropogenic global warming and important advances in understanding past climates. |
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| Physical Description: | xvii, 445 pages : colour illustrations, colour maps ; 28 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781429255257 1429255250 |