Climate change, exponential curves, water resources, and unprecedented threats to humanity

Climatic Change

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 125-129

  Gleick, Peter H ^a  

^a Pacific Institute   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; HUMIDITY; NATURAL HAZARD; WATER RESOURCE;

EID: 77952636608     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-010-9831-8     Document Type: Article

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