Earth under fire : how global warming is changing the world /

More than a warning, Earth under Fire is the most complete illustrated guide to the effects of climate change now available. It offers an upbeat and intelligent account of how we can lessen the effects of our near-total dependence on fossil fuels using technologies and energy sources already availab...

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Main Author: Braasch, Gary
Other Authors: McKibben, Bill
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2007
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505 0 0 |t Introduction --  |g 1.  |t Fire on the ice /  |g with essays by  |r Stephen H. Schneider and  |r Janica Lane ;  |r Alton C. Byers --  |g 2.  |t Polar thaw /  |g with essays by  |r Jonathan Overpeck --  |g 3.  |t Breaking the boundaries of life /  |g with essays by  |r Camille Parmesan ;  |r Thomas E. Lovejoy --  |g 4.  |t Tomorrow's climate today /  |g with essays by  |r Peter H. Gleick ;  |r Paul R. Epstein ;  |r Sylvia A. Earle  |g and  |r Cristina G. Mittermeier --  |g 5.  |t Choosing a better, safer, cleaner, and cooler world --  |t Epilogue : Mission : possible --  |t Afterword /  |r Bill McKibben --  |t Acknowledgments --  |t Contributors --  |t Notes --  |t References --  |t Illustration credits --  |t Index. 
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