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... climate has been understood to mean the atmospheric conditions that prevail in a given region or zone . In the older form , " clime , " it was sometimes taken to include all aspects of the environ ... Climate and Weather CLIMAte and WeaTHER.
... climate has been understood to mean the atmospheric conditions that prevail in a given region or zone . In the older form , " clime , " it was sometimes taken to include all aspects of the environ ... Climate and Weather CLIMAte and WeaTHER.
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... climate as the control and the rest of the ecosystem as response . In 1972 the British chemist James Lovelock challenged this view when he put forward the Gaia hypothesis . Briefly , the Gaia hypothesis suggests that the climate of the ...
... climate as the control and the rest of the ecosystem as response . In 1972 the British chemist James Lovelock challenged this view when he put forward the Gaia hypothesis . Briefly , the Gaia hypothesis suggests that the climate of the ...
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... Climate and History : Studies in Past Climates and Their Impact on Man ( 1981 ) ; and MICHAEL R. RAMPINO et al . , Climate , History , Periodicity , and Predictability ( 1987 ) , on the relationship between climate cycles and their ...
... Climate and History : Studies in Past Climates and Their Impact on Man ( 1981 ) ; and MICHAEL R. RAMPINO et al . , Climate , History , Periodicity , and Predictability ( 1987 ) , on the relationship between climate cycles and their ...
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