The Greenhouse Effect: Life on a Warmer Planet

The Greenhouse Effect: Life on a Warmer Planet
ISBN-10
0822515725
ISBN-13
9780822515722
Series
The Greenhouse Effect
Category
Global warming
Pages
112
Language
English
Published
1993
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Author
Rebecca L. Johnson

Description

Discusses the greenhouse effect, research into its causes, and possible impact on our planet.

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