Is Future in the North? Climate Change in the Arctic Region
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2 CONTEXT: CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE ARCTIC REGION 3 1.0 INTRODUCTION: MASSES OF WEALTHY LANDS 5 2.0 ARKTIKÓS: ANCIENT LAND IN MODERN CHANGE 7 2.1 THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT 8 2.2 HAS NATURE LOST CONTROL? 10 2.3 CLIMATE SIMULATION MODELS: FACT OR FICTION? 13 2.4 REALITY CHECK 20 3.0 MELTING THE PLANET’S SHIELDS 22 3.1 THE VALUE OF THE POLES 22 3.2 BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE 23 3.3 POINT OF NO RETURN? 26 4.0 CHASING THE TRUE NORTH 29 5.0 CONCLUDING REMARKS 34
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تاریخ انتشار 2008