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Ward, Peter D,
1949-,
(Peter Douglas.)
Under a Green Sky :
Global Warming, the Mass Extinctions of the Past, and What They Can Tell Us About Our Future /
Peter D. Ward.
First Smithsonian Books edition.
New York :
Smithsonian Books/Collins,
2007.
xiv, 242 p :
illustrations ;
24 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
According to paleontologist Ward, all but one of the major extinction events in history have been brought on by climate change--the same global warming that occurs today. The author argues that events in the past can give valuable information about the future of our planet.
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Extinction (Biology.)
Paleoclimatology.
Global warming.
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