Weather: How it Works and why it MattersPerseus Pub., 2000 - 223 pàgines |
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... Europe . One important difference is the extent of reforestation of former ice fields . Soon after the Holocene epoch began , forests of oak and other deciduous trees moved in to cover Europe ; reforestation by oak serves as one of the ...
... Europe . One important difference is the extent of reforestation of former ice fields . Soon after the Holocene epoch began , forests of oak and other deciduous trees moved in to cover Europe ; reforestation by oak serves as one of the ...
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... Europe a well - defined northern boundary to the grape- growing areas . This boundary has shifted considerably north and south during historical periods . In Roman times , grapes were raised throughout the entire region of Germany ...
... Europe a well - defined northern boundary to the grape- growing areas . This boundary has shifted considerably north and south during historical periods . In Roman times , grapes were raised throughout the entire region of Germany ...
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... Europe and in North America , however , forests are re- covering at high latitudes , where vegetation has increased over the past years . We might expect an enrichment of atmospheric carbon dioxide and a warmer climate to favor ...
... Europe and in North America , however , forests are re- covering at high latitudes , where vegetation has increased over the past years . We might expect an enrichment of atmospheric carbon dioxide and a warmer climate to favor ...
Continguts
Introduction | 1 |
The Fundamentals of Air | 7 |
Its Not the Heat Its the Heat and the Humidity | 15 |
Copyright | |
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