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008			080211s2008 caua be 001 0 eng
020			_a9781412958783 ( 3 vols.)
035			_a(AEA)D9988E436E6A4EA68B43DC4B256A896E
035			_a(OCoLC)191924792
035			_a(OCoLC)ocn191924792
035			_a15177182
050			_aQC 981.8.G56 _b.En19 2008
245		0	_aEncyclopedia of global warming and climate change / _cS. George Philander, general editor.
260			_aThousand Oaks, CA : _bSAGE, _cc2008.
300			_a3 v. : _bill. (some col.) _c29 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a 2. Includes coverage of the science and hsitory of climate cahmge
520			_a 3. Emphasizes the importance of the effects , responsibilities, and ethics of climate change
520			_a 4. Presents contributions from leading scholars and institutional experts in the geosciences
520			_a 5.Serves as general resource for geography, oceanography, biology, climatology, history, and many other subjects
520			_a 6. Features a climate timeline, a glossary, and an appendix of charts and tables depicting climate change in the past and today.
520			_a the polarizing controversies over climate change theories, the role of socities in climate change, the industrial and economic factors involved in climate change, and the sociological aspects of climate change
520			_aContains more than 750 articles that explore major topics related to global warming and climate change - ranging geographically from the North Pole to the South Pole and thematically from social effects to scientific causes. Features: 1. a 4 - color , 16 pages comprehensive intorduction to the complexities of global warming
650			_aClimatic changes
650			_aGlobal warming _96372
700			_aPhilander, S. George. _9103591
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