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Forecast by Stephan Faris

Forecast

The Consequences of Climate Change, from the Amazon to the Arctic, from Darfur to Napa Valley

by Stephan Faris
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  • Dec 23, 2008, 256 pages
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  • Sep 2009, 256 pages
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