Sinopsis de Applied climatology: principles and practice

'Big freeze' conditions, storms, severe flooding, droughts, and heatwaves - recent extremes in weather, with their resultant physical, economic and human losses, highlight the vulnerability of society to changes in the atmosphere. Atmospheric pollution, urbanization, natural atmospheric disasters are causing dramatic changes in climatic environments. Applied Climatology examines the effects of climate on physical, biological and cultural environments. Specialist contributors from Europe, N. America and Australasia examine the impacts of changing climates on the functioning and development of physical biological environments including glaciers, water resources, landforms, soils, vegetation and animals. Weather and climate effects day-to-day activities and lifestyles from the clothes we wear to the buildings we design, and the food and energy we produce. Th...

Otros libros de Geologia/ciencias de la tierra

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  ¿Estamos cambiando el clima?.
  Autor: Viñas, José Miguel.
  ISBN: 978-84-95495-58-7.
  Editorial: Routledge
  
  
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  200 estampas de la temperie.
  Autor: Viñas, José Miguel.
  ISBN: 978-84-95495-74-7.
  Editorial: Routledge
  
  
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  A variabilidade natural do clima en Galicia.
  Autor: Sin autor.
  ISBN: 978-84-453-4320-3.
  Editorial: Routledge
  
  
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  Accidentes en montaña y condiciones meteorológicas.
  Autor: Pascual Berghaenel, Ramón.
  ISBN: 978-84-8320-449-8.
  Editorial: Routledge
  
  
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  Apuntes de meteorología y climatología para el medioambiente.
  Autor: Aguirre de Cárcer, Iñigo.
  ISBN: 978-84-8344-093-3.
  Editorial: Routledge