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" The rough guide to climate change / "
written by Robert Henson ; edited and designed by Duncan Clark.
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BL
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1007908
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b762278
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| Main Entry
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Henson, Robert,1960-
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| Title & Author
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The rough guide to climate change /\ written by Robert Henson ; edited and designed by Duncan Clark.
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| Edition Statement
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First edition
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| Publication Statement
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London :: Rough Guides,, 2006
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| Series Statement
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Rough Guides reference
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x, 341 pages :: illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ;; 20 cm.
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1843537117
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: 1858281059
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: 9781843537113
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: 9781858281056
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| Notes
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"This first edition published September 2006"--Preliminary page.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-334) and index.
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| Contents
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pt. 1. The basics : global warming in a nutshell. Climate change : a primer : key questions and answers ; The greenhouse effect : how global warming works ; Who's responsible? : which countries, regions and activities are warming the world -- pt. 2. The symptoms : what's happening now, and what might happen in the future. Extreme heat : too hot to handle ; Floods & droughts : two sides of a catastrophic coin ; The big melt : climate change in overdrive ; Oceans : aproblem on the rise ; Hurricanes & other storms : rough waters ; Ecosystems & agriculture : the future of flora, fauna and farming -- pt. 3. The science : how we know what we know about climate change. Keeping track : taking the planet's temperature ; The long view : a walk through climate history ; Circuits of change : modelling the future climate -- pt. 4. Debates & solutions : from spats and spin to saving the planet. A heated debate : how activists, sceptics and industry have battled for column inches and the public mind ; The predicament : can we solve global warming? ; Political solutions : Kyoto and beyond ; Technological solutions : energy, engineering and efficiency ; What you can do : reducing your carbon footprint and lobbying for action -- pt. 5. Resources : climate change books and websites.
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"Gives the complete picture of the single biggest issue facing our planet. ... lays out the facts and assesses the options - global and personal - for dealing with the threat of a warming world"--Page 4 of cover.
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Climatic changes, Popular works.
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Global warming, Popular works.
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Climate change.
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Climatology.
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Global warming.
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Greenhouse effect.
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Weather.
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Climatic changes.
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Global warming.
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Greenhouse effect.
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Klimatförändringar.
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Broeikaseffect.
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Klimaatveranderingen.
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| Dewey Classification
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363.73874
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QC981.8.C5H468 2006
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38.82bcl
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38.82.bcl
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43.47bcl
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43.47.bcl
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Clark, Duncan, (Duncan Antony)
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| Parallel Title
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Climate change
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