 | (NAS Colloquium) Carbon Dioxide and Climate Change |
| URL: | http://books.nap.edu/catalog/6238.html |
| Abstract: | Since the dawn of history, human beings have had the ability, superior to all other living beings, to exploit the Earths environment to their own immediate advantage. For most of human history the consequences were only of local or regional significance. Over the past century, however, the rapid rise in population and the increasing intensity and scale of human enterprises have made it possible for humans to alter the Earth on a global scale. This book is a collection of papers illustrating methods of science used to piece together for example the carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere in ancient times, current trends in atmospheric CO-2 and its sources, as well as future predictions. |
| Grade Level: | 6 - 16 |
| Audience: | Educator |
| Learning Resource Type: | Book |
| Subjects: |
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|  | | Teacher content knowledge |
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| Format: | text/plain |
| Contributors: | National Academies Press (Publisher) |
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