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Author
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
xviii, 294 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"Studies warn that global warming and sea level rise will create hundreds of millions of environmental refugees. While climate change will undoubtedly affect future migration patterns and behavior, the potential outcomes are far more complex than the environmental refugee scenario suggests. This book provides a comprehensive review of how physical and human processes interact to shape migration, using simple diagrams and models to guide the researcher,...
282) African journey
Author
Pub. Date
1987
Physical Desc
55 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
283) The moon
Author
Publisher
360 Degrees, an imprint of Tiger Tales
Pub. Date
2019.
Lexile measure
1170L
Physical Desc
175 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"For centuries, mankind has gazed up at the Moon in awe and wonder. It has been a source of both aspiration and inspiration to astronomers, poets, mathematicians and artists alike. But how much do we know about our closest neighbour? In this book, you'll discover the history of man's relationship with the Moon - the science, the myths, the facts and the fiction - and how it affects our everyday lives and the world around us" --
Publisher
University Press of Colorado
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
xx, 466 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In The Great Maya Droughts in Cultural Context, contributors reject the popularized link between societal collapse and drought in Maya civilization, arguing that a series of periodic "collapses, " including the infamous Terminal Classic collapse (AD 750-1050), were not caused solely by climate change-related droughts but by a combination of other social, political, and environmental factors. New and senior scholars of archaeology and environmental...
Author
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
xii, 361 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
When Europeans first arrived in North America, they found an often harsh and unfamiliar land in the grip of the coldest age for millennia: the "Little Ice Age." Spanish, French, and English alike faced a century of disasters, setbacks, and failures on the way to their first enduring footholds on the continent. All the while, the vagaries and extremes of North America's Little Ice Age climate posed new threats and challenges, shaping the course of...