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ID:   021961


A D 2048: the ozone alarm / Centre for Science and Environment 1982  DVD
Centre for Science and Environment DVD
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Publication New Delhi, Centre for Science and Environment, 1982.
Description 49 min.White spine
Series CSE
Summary/Abstract A D 2048 : The Ozone Alarm Set in the fictional future of the year 2048, this film is a part of a two-part series with The Greenhouse Effect, the film focuses on news bulletins in 2048 which shows an appalling litany of disaster stories: epidemics of 'supertyphus' spread by rats, plagues of grasshoppers devouring food crops and famine relief camps in Europe.
Standard Number 1 DVD.
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ID:   012996


Avoiding hunger and finding water / Langley, Andrew 2012  Book
Langley, Andrew Book
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Publication Illinois, Raintree Publishers, 2012.
Description 48pBlue Spine
Series The environment challenge
Summary/Abstract Looks at famine and drought, the need for more sustainable farming practices and water use, and patterns of consumption.
Contents Famine and drought Too many mouths to feed Growing food The water crisis From farm to plate Vanishing fields We want good food What we all eat Glossary Find out more Index
Standard Number 9781410943262 Pb.
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ID:   010662


Food for beginners / George, Susan; Paige, Nigel (ill.) 2007  Book
George, Susan Book
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Publication Hyderabad, Orient Longman, 2007.
Description 173pBlue spine
Summary/Abstract Ever wonder why over 800 million people, mostly in the Third World, live under the constant threat of famine, while in America, crops are left to rot because the storage bins are full? This book gives some of the answers. Author and expert Susan George takes a clear, cold look at the facts and myths of food production, and provides answers.
Standard Number 8125031979 Pb.
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ID:   014962


Heat hazards: droughts / Watts, Claire 2004  Book
Watts, Claire Book
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Publication Illinois, Raintree Publishers, 2004.
Description 48pBeige Spine
Series Turbulent Planet
Summary/Abstract Explains the effects of drought, how it occurs and what people do to survive.
Standard Number 1410912094 Pb.
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ID:   010986


One grain of rice: a mathematical folktale / Demi 1997  Book
Demi Book
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Publication USA, Scholastic, 1997.
Description 32pBlue Spine
Summary/Abstract A reward of one grain of rice doubles day by day into millions of grains of rice when a selfish raja is outwitted by a clever village girl.
Standard Number 9780590939980 Hb.
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