Entropy: Into the Greenhouse WorldFor the first time Entropy has been completely revised and updated to include a new subtitle which reflects the expanded focus on the greenhouse effect--the largest crisis ever to face mankind. |
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Into the Greenhouse World | 3 |
Deluge and Drought | 10 |
Cycles | 24 |
Copyright | |
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