Climate in Motion: Science, Empire, and the Problem of Scale

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Today, predicting the impact of human activities on the earth's climate hinges on tracking interactions among phenomena of radically different dimensions, from the molecular to the planetary. Climate in Motion shows that this multiscalar, multicausal framework emerged well before computers and satellites. Extending the history of modern climate science back into the nineteenth century, Deborah R. Coen uncovers its roots in the politics of empire-building...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:022675233X

ISBN13:9780226752334

Release Date:November 2020

Publisher:University of Chicago Press

Length:464 Pages

Weight:0.25 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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