Encyclopedia of Paleoclimatology and Ancient Environments

Concern exists over human-generated increases in atmospheric greenhouse gases and their potential consequences to society. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 2007 finds that global temperatures have increased by 0.8ðC since 1850 and that climate warming is now 'unequivocal&...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Gornitz, Vivien. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
Series:Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series,
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-4411-3