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Is the temperature rising? : the uncertain science of global warming / S. George Philander.
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Philander, S. George
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English
Published/Created
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1998.
Description
xv, 262 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Global warming
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Environmental sciences
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Philosophy
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Human ecology
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Summary note
In explaining why there is no consensus on whether global warming is real or a myth based on misleading data, Philander "guides the nonscientific reader through new ideas about the remarkable and intricate factors that determine the world's climate."--Jacket.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-258) and index.
Contents
Between the idea and the reality
Is our planet fragile or robust?
Light and air
Why the peak of a mountain is cold
Capricious clouds
The climate tapestry
Weather, the music of our sphere
The ocean in motion
El Nino, La Nina, and the Southern Oscillation
The paradox of the faint sun but warm earth
Why summer is warmer than winter
The ozone hole
Global warming
Appendixes.
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ISBN
0691057753 ((acid-free paper))
9780691057750 ((acid-free paper))
0691050341
9780691050348
LCCN
97037613
OCLC
37567369
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