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Global warming : a very short introduction /

Maslin, Mark.

Global warming : a very short introduction / - New York : Oxford University Press, 2004. - 162 p. ; 18 cm. - Very short introductions ; 118 .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-152) and index.

What is global warming? -- A brief history of the global warming hypothesis -- Your viewpoint determines the future -- What is the evidence for climate change? -- How do you model the future? -- What are the possible future impacts of global warming? -- Surprises -- Politics -- What are the alternatives?

This title looks at the predicted impacts of global warming and the possible surprises that could be waiting for us in the near future. It draws on material from the recent report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

0192840975 (alk. paper) 9780192840974: £6.99


Global warming.
Climatic changes.

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