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Global Warming Trends: Ecological Footprints (Global Warming (Facts on File))
Julie Kerr Casper Phd
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Description for Global Warming Trends: Ecological Footprints (Global Warming (Facts on File))
Hardcover. Climate scientists have repeatedly told us that the 1990s had the warmest temperatures ever recorded since records were consistently kept in the mid-1800s. This title presents an overview of significant climatic periods of the Earth's past and introduces the concept of climate proxies, or natural indicators that can be used to infer past climate. Num Pages: 198 pages, full-colour photographs & line illustrations, index, glossary, chronology, sidebars, prin. BIC Classification: RNPG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 193 x 18. Weight in Grams: 658.
Climate scientists have repeatedly told us that the 1990s had the warmest temperatures ever recorded since records were consistently kept in the mid-1800s. Scientists worldwide support this notion, and there is an abundance of data collected to prove its validity. Some argue that the trend has not been a steady upward climb and that it has had intermittent cooling periods. Although these intervals have occurred every few decades in some locations, the overall tendency has been a steady upward climb, coinciding with melting glaciers, rising sea levels, shifting climatic zones, and changing ecosystems worldwide. ""Global Warming Trends"" presents an overview ... Read more
Climate scientists have repeatedly told us that the 1990s had the warmest temperatures ever recorded since records were consistently kept in the mid-1800s. Scientists worldwide support this notion, and there is an abundance of data collected to prove its validity. Some argue that the trend has not been a steady upward climb and that it has had intermittent cooling periods. Although these intervals have occurred every few decades in some locations, the overall tendency has been a steady upward climb, coinciding with melting glaciers, rising sea levels, shifting climatic zones, and changing ecosystems worldwide. ""Global Warming Trends"" presents an overview ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Facts on File
Condition
New
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780816072613
SKU
V9780816072613
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About Julie Kerr Casper Phd
Julie Kerr Casper, Ph.D., has been an Earth scientist for the United States Bureau of Land Management for more than 30 years. She has a Ph.D. in Earth science from the University of Utah, specializing in satellite remote sensing, interpretation, and mapping of the Earth's natural environment. She is active in various environmental conservation organizations that focus on the healthy ... Read more
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