ID | 000780 |
Call Number | 551.6/OCH |
Title Proper | Climate |
Other Title Information | The force that shapes our world and the future of the earth |
Language | ENG |
Author | Ochoa, George ; Hoffman, Jennifer ; Tin, Tina |
Publication | London, Rodale International Ltd, 2005. |
Description | 288p Purple spine |
Note | Climate describes the marvelous and complex workings of Earth's climate systems, from its primordial atmosphere to today's extreme changes in weather, ecology, and environment. Climate systems around the world are being transformed by rising temperatures. Every continent is undergoing alarming changes: melting glaciers, deadly droughts, severe storms, and loss of habitat for plants and animals - and humans. |
Note | Introduction: Is climate changing? PART I: CLIMATES OF THE PAST: The birth of climate Prehistoric climates Climate and mankind PART II: CLIMATE TODAY AND TOMORROW: Human impact on climate Too hot to handle Melting snow and ice Rising seas Changing ecosystems Cities under siege Extreme weather Our future: biome by biome Limiting climate change Adapt we must APPENDICES: A chronology of climate Charting climate change |
Standard Number | 1594862885 |
Price. Qualification | $35(Hb) |
Classification Number | 551.6 |
Key Words | Climatology ; IGCSE ; Climatic changes ; UOI - Weather ; Global Perspectives - IGCSE |