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090 _aQC981.8.C5 K87 2009
100 1 _aKusky, Timothy M.
245 1 0 _aClimate change :
_bshifting glaciers, deserts, and climate belts /
_cTimothy Kusky
260 _aNew York :
_bFacts on File,
_cc2009
300 _axviii, 156 p. :
_bill. ;
_c25 cm.
490 1 _aThe Hazardous Earth
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index
505 0 _aNatural long-term climate change: atmospheric evolution, plate tectonics, supercontinents, and solar evolution -- Natural medium- and short-term climate change: astronomical forcing, El Niño-southern oscillation, thermohaline circulation, and massive volcanism -- Human- induced climate changes -- Global climate changes that lead to droughts and desert formation -- Examples of expanding deserts and drought disasters -- Shrinking glaciers -- Past, present, and future : prediction and mitigation of future climate change -- Summary
520 _aAn engrossing history of Earth's climate, including a thorough examination of the myriad causes of climate change over time, human-induced climate change over the past 200 years, and the affect that climate change has had on the environment
650 0 _aClimatic changes
650 0 _aClimatic changes
_xEnvironmental aspects
650 0 _aClimatic zones
830 0 _aThe Hazardous Earth
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