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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.) (Author)
Format: eBook
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.
Climat > Changements > Pérou.
Climat > Changements > Pérou > Aspect social.
Technique de l'environnement > Pérou.
Blanca, Cordillera (Pérou) > Conditions environnementales.
Pérou > Conditions sociales.
Blanca, Cordillera (Pérou) > Conditions sociales.
NATURE > Weather.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Meteorology & Climatology.
Climatic changes
Climatic changes > Social aspects
Ecology
Emergency management
Environmental engineering
Glaciers
Social conditions
Andes Region
Peru
Peru > Cordillera Blanca
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"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, outburst floods, and glacier avalanches, have grappled with the effects of climate change and ensuing natural disasters for more than half a century."--[book cover]
Physical Description:1 online resource (vii, 273 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9780199742578
019974257X
9780199775682
0199775680