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020			_a9781680946734
040			_aNISER LIBRARY _beng _cNISER LIBRARY
082			_a551.583 _bILL
110			_a3G E-Learning LLC
245			_aIllustrated handbook of climate change
260			_aNew York : _b3G E-Learning LLC, _c2017.
300			_a338p. : _bcolor illustrations
504			_aIncludes index.
520			_aThis text is a comprehensive introduction to climate change that outlines key scientific, economic, and political issues, reviews how the global community has addressed the issue to date, and discusses the options available. Usually, climate includes patterns of temperature, precipitation (rain or snow), humidity, wind and seasons. Climate patterns play a fundamental role in shaping natural ecosystems, and the human economies and cultures that depend on them. But the climate we?ve come to expect is not what it used to be, because the past is no longer a reliable predictor of the future. Our climate is rapidly changing with disruptive impacts, and that change is progressing faster than any seen in the last 2,000 years. Because so many systems are tied to climate, a change in climate can affect many related aspects of where and how people, plants and animals live, such as food production, availability and use of water, and health risks. This text will be valuable to the growing number of both undergraduate and graduate courses on impacts of climate change, as well as providing a concise overview to the field.
650			_aClimatic changes
650			_aGreenhouse gases
650			_aGlobal warming
650			_aCarbon dioxide _xEnvironmental aspects
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