A brief history of the Earth's climate : everyone's guide to the science of climate change
Earle, Steven2021
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"A Brief History of the Earth's Climate is an accessible, illustrated, myth-busting guide to the natural evolution of the Earth's climate over 4.6 billion years, how and why human-caused global warming and climate change is different and more dangerous, and how to counter sceptics and deniers with sound science."-- Provided by publisher.
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Author:
Earle, Steven, author
Imprint:
Gabriola Island, BC, Canada : New Society Publishers, [2021]©2021
Collation:
xvi, 189 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
What controls the Earth's climate? -- A slowly warming Sun -- Sliding plates and colliding continents -- Cooling and warming from volcanic eruptions -- Earth's orbital variations -- Moving heat with ocean currents -- Short-term solar variations -- Catastrophic collisions -- A plague of humans -- Tipping points -- What now?.
ISBN:
9780865719590 (pbk)9780865719590
Dewey class:
363.73874363.738
Language:
English
BRN:
491692
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Environment | 363.738 EAR | Available |