Global warming cycles [electronic resource] : ice ages and glacial retreat / Julie Kerr Casper

Author:: Casper, Julie Kerr
Published:: New York : Facts on File, [2010]
Copyright Date:: ©2010
Physical Description:: 1 online resource (xviii, 212 pages) : color illustrations, color maps

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Series:

Global warming

Contents:

Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1: Ice Ages; 2: Glacial Retreat and Meltdown; 3: The Cryosphere and Isostasy; 4: Ocean Currents and Climate; 5: Rising Sea Levels; 6: Abrupt Climate Change; 7: Tropical Cyclones and Other Severe Weather; 8: Climate Research -- What the Experts Say; 9: Conclusions and a Glance in the Future; Chronology; Links to Global Warming Sites; Glossary; Further Resources; Index.

Summary:

Provides information on the mechanisms that triggered past climate changes and presents the many physical factors that shape the Earth's climate.

Subject(s):

Global warming

ISBN:

9781438126319 (electronic bk.)
143812631X (electronic bk.)

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AVAILABLE ONLINE TO AUTHORIZED PSU USERS.

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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