Climate: The Force That Shapes Our World and the Future of Life on Earth.Fiercer hurricanes, rising sea levels, and extended droughts are all realities in today's climate. Many scientists attribute these changes to global warming global warming, the gradual increase of the temperature of the earth's lower atmosphere as a result of the increase in greenhouse gases since the Industrial Revolution. , much of which, they hold, is the result of human activities. Others assert that the warming is part of Earth's natural cycle of climate change. This oversize o·ver·size n. 1. A size that is larger than usual. 2. An oversize article or object. adj. o·ver·size also o·ver·sized Larger in size than usual or necessary. Adj. 1. , richly illustrated book explores Earth's climate from its prehistoric pre·his·tor·ic also pre·his·tor·i·cal adj. 1. Of, relating to, or belonging to the era before recorded history. 2. Of or relating to a language before it is first recorded in writing. beginnings. Full of facts and sidebars, the book examines how climate has shaped civilizations through, for instance, famine and epidemics of infectious illnesses. Writer Ochoa and World Wildlife Fund-affiliated scientists Hoffman and Tin look at the evidence of global warming in melting glaciers This is a list of glaciers. Due to somewhat sparse information, some glaciers, especially those in the tropics, may no longer exist as listed. This is especially true for glaciers in Africa and New Guinea. and examine how such phenomena are leading to irrevocable Unable to cancel or recall; that which is unalterable or irreversible. IRREVOCABLE. That which cannot be revoked. 2. A will may at all times be revoked by the same person who made it, he having a disposing mind; but the moment the testator is changes in ecosystems, including extinctions. Climate snapshots take a closer look at specific cities, areas, and animals that are being affected by global warming. The final chapters offer advice on conservation of energy, new environmental policies, and adaptations to a warmer planet. Rodale Books, 2005, 288 p., color photos, hardcover, $35.00. |
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