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The impact on climate from 200 years of industrial development is an everyday fact of life, but did humankind's active involvement in climate change really begin with the industrial revolution, as commonly believed? William Ruddiman's provocative new book argues that humans have actually been... read more

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MOST SCIENTISTS ACCEPT the view that human effects on global climate began during the 1800s and have grown steadily since that time.

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  1. W. F. Ruddiman (Author)

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  1. climate
  2. climatology
  3. disease
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