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Encyclopedic in scope and visually stunning, this is the most comprehensive work ever published on the Earth's climate--an awesome force that, at different points in time, has wiped out 95 percent of all living creatures, plunged the world into ice ages, and played a leading role in every stage of human evolution. Climate:
* explains extreme weather-related events, from the destruction of coral reefs in Belize to eroding coastlines in the South Pacific
* presents expert predictions about what is in store for the world's climate in the short- and long-term future
* demonstrates climate's devastating force through 630 full-color illustrations, including digitally generated imagery, graphs, diagrams, geographical maps, and satellite photos
Explaining how our modern lifestyles shift the Earth's climate, the authors sound a warning bell: We may be witnessing the beginnings of a mass extinction, caused not by an ice age, asteroids, or volcanoes, but by what might be an even more destructive force - ourselves. And they offer steps we can take before it's too late to avoid a global disaster.
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| Weight: | 1.42 kg |
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CDN$ 48.00 (US$ 46.71) |
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| ISBN-10: | 1594862885 |
| ISBN-13/EAN: | 9781594862885 |
| Author: | George Ochoa, Jennifer Hoffman & Tina Tin |
| Publisher: | Rodale London |
| Publication Date: | 2005 |
| Pages: | 288 pp |
| Size/Dimensions: | 9 1/2 x 11 |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
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