| Description |
xxii, 292 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1.Storm Front -- 2.Flight of the Albatross -- 3.Buried Treasure -- 4.Revisiting Gondwana -- 5.The Possum and the Pelican -- 6.Sleeping Giants -- 7.Postcard from the Edge -- 8.Whale Riders -- 9.The Siren in the Sea -- 10.A Reef in Time -- 11.Trouble in Paradise -- 12.Turtle Dreaming -- 13.On Thin Ice -- 14.Dawn of the Anthropocene |
| Summary |
In a attempt to understand what is happening to our planet, Chandler travels to climate science frontiers Antarctica, the Great Barrier Reef, the Wimmera and North Queensland's tropical rainforests, meeting the scientists and discovering the realities embedded in the science. This book puts together some of the pieces in the climate puzzle, meets many passionate and eccentric characters, discovers what makes them tick, and learns a thing or two about herself |
| Analysis |
Climate change (Anthropogenic) |
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Climate change science |
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Forecasting |
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Scientific research |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-280) and index |
| Subject |
Climatic changes -- Forecasting.
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Climatic changes -- Research.
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Climatic changes -- Australia.
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Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric -- Australia.
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| ISBN |
9780522857719 (paperback) |
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