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Author: William F. Ruddiman
Edition: New
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0691146349

Plows, Plagues, and Petroleum: How Humans Took Control of Climate (New in Paper) (Princeton Science Library)

The impact on climate from 200 years of industrial development is an everyday fact of life, but did humankind's active involvement in climate change really begin with the industrial revolution, as commonly believed? Plows, Plagues, and Petroleum has sparked lively scientific debate since it was first published--arguing that humans have actually been changing the climate for some 8,000 years--as a result of the earlier discovery of agriculture. Get Plows, Plagues, and Petroleum computer books for free.
he "Ruddiman Hypothesis" will spark intense debate. We learn that the impact of farming on greenhouse-gas levels, thousands of years before the industrial revolution, kept our planet notably warmer than if natural climate cycles had prevailed--quite possibly forestalling a new ice age.Plows, Plagues, and Pet Check Plows, Plagues, and Petroleum our best computer books for 2013. All books are available in pdf format and downloadable from rapidshare, 4shared, and mediafire.

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