Plows, plagues, and petroleum : how humans took control of climate
Title:
Plows, plagues, and petroleum : how humans took control of climate
Author:
Ruddiman, William F.
ISBN:
9780691146348
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2010
Physical Description:
xiv, 226 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Series:
Princeton science library
Series Title:
Princeton science library
General Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Abstract:
William Ruddiman explores a scientific mystery - the fact that methane concentrations in the atmosphere have risen for the last 5000 years, when all indications are that it should have fallen. He attributes this to the involvement of humans.
Subject:
| Climatology |
| Climatic changes |
| Global temperature changes |
Summary:
William Ruddiman explores a scientific mystery - the fact that methane concentrations in the atmosphere have risen for the last 5000 years, when all indications are that it should have fallen. He attributes this to the involvement of humans.