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The world's climate is changing, and it will continue to change throughout the 21st century and beyond. Rising temperatures, new precipitation patterns, and other changes are already affecting many aspects of human society and the natural world. In this book, the National Research Council provi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Ecological Impacts of Climate Change
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2008.
Temas:
Aquatic ecology > Climatic factors > United States.
Climatic changes.
Climatic changes > Risk assessment > United States.
Global warming.
Climate Change
Global Warming
Climat > Changements.
Climat > Changements > Évaluation du risque > États-Unis.
Réchauffement de la Terre.
climate change.
global warming.
NATURE > Weather.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Meteorology & Climatology.
Climatic changes
Climatic changes > Risk assessment
Global warming
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The world's climate is changing, and it will continue to change throughout the 21st century and beyond. Rising temperatures, new precipitation patterns, and other changes are already affecting many aspects of human society and the natural world. In this book, the National Research Council provides a broad overview of the ecological impacts of climate change, and a series of examples of impacts of different kinds. The book was written as a basis for a forthcoming illustrated booklet, designed to provide the public with accurate scientific information on this important subject.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 57 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 41-51).
ISBN:9780309127110
0309127114

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