Life in Europe under climate change /
Life in Europe will indeed go on as the climate changes, but not in the same way as before. The air will be warmer, winds will change, patterns of rainfall and snowfall will alter, and sea level is likely to rise. These phenomena are already being seen. Europe will in the future experience marked ch...
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| Μορφή: | Ηλ. βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
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Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Hoboken, N.J. :
Wiley,
2012.
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| Διαθέσιμο Online: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
| Περίληψη: | Life in Europe will indeed go on as the climate changes, but not in the same way as before. The air will be warmer, winds will change, patterns of rainfall and snowfall will alter, and sea level is likely to rise. These phenomena are already being seen. Europe will in the future experience marked changes in vegetation cover, increased floods along rivers and coastlines as well as more frequent droughts and forest fires, often leading to large societal costs. The changes will be minor in some cases, profound in others, but in any case, pervasive. This book uses the most up to date information & nb. |
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| Φυσική περιγραφή: | 1 online resource (318 pages) |
| Βιβλιογραφία: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781118279380 1118279387 9781118267295 111826729X |
| DOI: | 10.1002/9781118279380 |
