A four billion year history will be an entertaining and informative read, however, for anyone with a serious interest in the longterm history of the earth. A longtime penn state faculty member has been named the next dean of the universitys college of earth and mineral sciences. Kasting 2009, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Mann 2008, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Dire predictions presents the information documented by the ipcc in an illustrated, visuallystunning, and undeniably powerful way to the lay reader. Polar bears draw most visitors to spitsbergen, the largest island in norways svalbard archipelago. Intergovernmental panel on climate change, presents findings from the 5th assessment report of the intergovernmental panel on climate change in easy to understand language and graphics. The prose is clear and concise, and is written for a scientific american level. His research interests include biogeochemical cycles, environmental biogeochemistry, and atmosphereocean evolution. Understanding global warming michael mann and lee kump.
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