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

"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.
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by Carey, Mark (Mark P.)
Published 2010

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