Encyclopedia of world climatology

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Название: Encyclopedia of world climatology

Автор: Oliver J.E.

Издательство: Springer

Год: 2005

Страниц: 874

Формат: PDF

Язык: Английский

Размер: 58.6 Мб

World-wide events are creating an unprecedented growth of interest in regional and global climates. Extensive media coverage of droughts, floods, and very cold or exceptionally warm winters is exposing people from all segments of society to the significance of climate. The modern age of communications has permitted many formerly esoteric climatological terms, with El Niño providing an excellent example, to be widely known and frequently cited.

The realization that climate, and its potential for change, can have profound influences on both the quality of life and the nature of the Earth’s environment provides the basis for global actions. International conferences, publications, and agreements, many sponsored by the United Nations, are based upon the necessity of establishing international climate programs that assist nations in both understanding and responding to natural and human-induced climate processes and their implications. Results are widely reported and have become the basis for some controversies, especially regarding future climate scenarios.

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