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  • Grounding Global Climate Change

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    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book traces the evolution of climate change research, which, long dominated by the natural sciences, now sees greater involvement with disciplines studying the socio-cultural implications of change. In their introduction, the editors chart the changing role of the social and cultural sciences, delineating three strands of research: socio-critical approaches which connect climate change to a ... Leer más

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  • The Year Without Summer

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  • The Handy Weather Answer Book

    de Kevin Hile ...
    Series series The Handy Answer Book Series
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  • Boundary Layer Climates

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  • Out of the Blue

    A History of Lightning: Science, Superstition, and Amazing Stories of Survival

    de John Friedman ...
    The odds of being hit by lightning each year are only about 1 in 750,000 in the U.S. And yet this rare phenomenon has inspired both fear and fascination for thousands of years. In this groundbreaking, brilliantly researched book, journalist John S. Friedman probes lightning’s scientific, spiritual, and cultural roots. Blending vibrant history with riveting first-hand accounts of those who have ... Leer más

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  • Wind

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    de Jan DeBlieu ...
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  • The Weather Companion

    An Album of Meteorological History, Science, and Folklore

    de Gary Lockhart ...
    Series Libro 34 - Wiley Science Editions
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  • Cloud Dynamics

    Series Libro 104 - International Geophysics
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  • The ISRM Suggested Methods for Rock Characterization, Testing and Monitoring: 2007-2014

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  • Global Environmental Change and Land Use

    Edición de C.A. Rovers, Han Haarman, A. Verhagen ...
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  • Emissions of Atmospheric Trace Compounds

    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
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