TITLE

GLOBAL WARMING WARNINGS

AUTHOR(S)
Michaels, Patrick J.
PUB. DATE
January 2001
SOURCE
USA Today Magazine;Jan2001, Vol. 129 Issue 2668, p18
SOURCE TYPE
Periodical
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
Focuses on global warming. Information on human-induced global warming; Discussion on the process and causes of global warming; Correlation between the occurrence of drought and global warming; Impact of warm surface temperature on the mortality rate.
ACCESSION #
3933730

Tags: GLOBAL warming;  GREENHOUSE effect (Atmosphere);  DROUGHTS -- Environmental aspects;  GLOBAL temperature changes

 

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