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Global warming

Explores global warming and the evidence that it is really happening and examines the impact it will have on health, agriculture, water resources, coastal regions, forests, and wildlife. Also looks at the efforts that need to be made in order to counteract the effects of global warming.

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  • "Explores global warming and the evidence that it is really happening and examines the impact it will have on health, agriculture, water resources, coastal regions, forests, and wildlife. Also looks at the efforts that need to be made in order to counteract the effects of global warming."@en
  • "Explores global warming and the evidence that it is really happening and examines the impact it will have on health, agriculture, water resources, coastal regions, forests, and wildlife. Also looks at the efforts that need to be made in order to counteract the effects of global warming."
  • "This title looks at the predicted impacts of global warming and the possible surprises that could be waiting for us in the near future. It draws on material from the recent report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change."
  • "Global Warming is one of the most controversial scientific issues of the twenty first century. This book provides an informative, up-to-date, and readable book about the predicted impacts of global warming and the surprises that could be in store for us in the near future."@en
  • "Global warming is arguably the most critical and controversial issue facing the world in the twenty-first century. This Very Short Introduction provides a concise and accessible explanation of the key topics in the debate: looking at the predicted impact of climate change, exploring the political controversies of recent years, and explaining the proposed solutions. Fully updated for 2008, Mark Maslin's compelling account brings the reader right up to date, describing recent developments from US policy to the UK Climate Change Bill, and where we now stand with the Kyoto Protocol. He also includ."@en
  • "Global warming is arguably the most critical and controversial issue facing the world in the twenty-first century. This Very Short Introduction provides a concise and accessible explanation of the key topics in the debate: looking at the predicted impact of climate change, exploring the political controversies of recent years, and explaining the proposed solutions. Fully updated for 2008, Mark Maslin's compelling account brings the reader right up to date, describing recent developments from US policy to the UK Climate Change Bill, and where we now stand with the Kyoto Protocol. He also includes a chapter on local solutions, reflecting the now widely held view that, to mitigate any impending disaster, governments as well as individuals must to act together."
  • "Maslin examines the latest evidence on the topic, and describes the impact that global warming will have on health, agriculture, water resources, coastal regions, forests, wildlife and our climate."
  • "Global Warming: A Very Short Introduction is an informative, up to date discussion about the predicted impacts of global warming. It draws on material from the recent report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a huge collaborative study drawing together current thinking on the subject from experts in a range of disciplines, and presents the findings of the panel for a general readership for the first time. The book also discusses the politics of global warming and what we can do now to adapt to climate change and mitigate its worst effects. -- from publisher description."

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  • "Livre électronique (Descripteur de forme)"
  • "Einführung"
  • "Ressource Internet (Descripteur de forme)"
  • "Electronic books"
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  • "Global warming"
  • "Global warming"@en
  • "Global warming : a very short introduction"@en
  • "Global warming : a very short introduction"
  • "Global warming : causes, effects, and the future"@en
  • "Globalno segrevanje zelo kratek uvod"
  • "Global warming a very short introduction"@en
  • "Global warming a very short introduction"
  • "Riscaldamento globale"
  • "Riscaldamento globale"@it
  • "Global warming : very short introduction"
  • "Global Warming a Very Short Introduction"@en
  • "Globalno segrevanje : zelo kratek uvod"@sl

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