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Climate change : picturing the science / Gavin Schmidt and Joshua Wolfe.

Schmidt, Gavin.; Wolfe, Joshua, 1983-
2009
QC981.8.C5 S3556 2009 (Mapit)
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Title
Climate change : picturing the science / Gavin Schmidt and Joshua Wolfe.
Author
Schmidt, Gavin.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780393331257 (pbk.)
0393331253 (pbk.)
Published
New York : W.W. Norton, [2009]
Copyright
©2009
Language
English
Description
xii, 305 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Call Number
QC981.8.C5 S3556 2009
Dewey Decimal Classification
551.6
Summary
Schmidt, a climate scientist at NASA, and photographer Wolfe seek to advance public education about human-induced climate change in a combination of arresting images and lucid explanations of the science of global warming and the pursuit of global cooperation in adopting new, sustainable ways of living. With contributions by 16 scientists, engineers, writers, activists, and photographers, Schmidt and Wolfe address a host of observable changes, from the melting of ice and permafrost at the poles to the rising of sea levels in cities such as Venice and Miami...-- Excerpt, Booklist.
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Includes index.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author
Wolfe, Joshua, 1983-
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