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Global Warming and the Future of the Earth
The globally averaged surface temperature of the Earth has increased during the past century by about 0.7°C. Most of the increase can be attributed to the greenhouse effect, the increase in the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide that is emitted when fossil fuels are burned to produce energy...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2007.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2007. |
| Colección: | Synthesis Lectures on Energy and the Environment: Technology, Science, and Society,
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto Completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Contents: Weather and Climate (and a Little History)
- Are the Concentrations of Greenhouse Gases in the Atmosphere Increasing?
- The Greenhouse Effect and the Evidence of Global Warming
- The Skeptics: Are Their Doubts Scientifically Valid
- Impacts: The "So What" Question
- The Bottom Line.