It's a question that has engaged climate scientists for more than a decade: Not if human activity impacts the environment, but when did that impact start to be significant? Was it in the mid-18th century, as long believed, with the Industrial Revolution producing huge amounts in greenhouse gas emissions? Or did it actually begin thousands of years earlier, as a result of the discovery and spread of agricultural practices?
It's a question that has engaged climate scientists for more than a decade: Not if human activity impacts the environment, but when did ...
At a time when the evidence is stronger than ever that human activity is the primary cause for global climate change, Ruddiman's breakthrough text returns in a thoroughly updated new edition.
At a time when the evidence is stronger than ever that human activity is the primary cause for global climate change, Ruddiman's breakthrough text ret...
