The Goldilocks Planet : the 4 billion year story of Earth's climate /
Climate change is a major topic of concern today, scientifically, socially, and politically. It will undoubtedly continue to be so for the foreseeable future, as predicted changes in global temperatures, rainfall, and sea level take place, and as human society adapts to these changes. In this remark...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
OUP Oxford,
2012.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Climate change is a major topic of concern today, scientifically, socially, and politically. It will undoubtedly continue to be so for the foreseeable future, as predicted changes in global temperatures, rainfall, and sea level take place, and as human society adapts to these changes. In this remarkable new work, Jan Zalasiewicz and Mark Williams demonstrate how the Earth's climate has continuously altered over its 4.5 billion-year history. The story can be read from clues preserved in the Earth's strata - the evidence is abundant, though always incomplete, and also often baffling, puzzling, in. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (324 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191634017 0191634018 1280593768 9781280593765 9780191918018 0191918016 |