Global Change and the Earth System: A Planet Under PressureWilliam L. Steffen, Peter Tyson |
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... natural and anthropogenically induced variability in the Earth System have proved to be successful in many respects . The decade has been one of scientific challenge , achievement and excitement . The scientific landscape is very ...
... natural and anthropogenically induced variability in the Earth System have proved to be successful in many respects . The decade has been one of scientific challenge , achievement and excitement . The scientific landscape is very ...
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... natural patterns of variability in the Earth System . It is thus of paramount importance to disentangle analytically human impacts from natural variability in order to understand their relative importance as drivers of change in Earth ...
... natural patterns of variability in the Earth System . It is thus of paramount importance to disentangle analytically human impacts from natural variability in order to understand their relative importance as drivers of change in Earth ...
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... natural operating domain into planetary terra incognita . Management strategies for global sustainability are urgently required . Earth System science is the key to implementing any approach towards good planetary management , as it can ...
... natural operating domain into planetary terra incognita . Management strategies for global sustainability are urgently required . Earth System science is the key to implementing any approach towards good planetary management , as it can ...
Contents
An Integrated Earth System | 4 |
The Anthropocene | 11 |
Living with Global Change | 19 |
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