Current changes in the global environment are at rates unprecedented in the last million years. These changes are influencing many aspects of human activity and wellbeing.
Keywords: fossil record; greenhouse gases; sea level rise
Global Change – Contemporary Concerns
John A Raven, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
Published online: May 2003
DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0003488
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| Further Reading | |
| book Intergovernmentalc Panel on Climate Change (2001) Climate Change 2001: The Scientific Basis. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. | |
| book Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2001) Climate Change 2001: Impacts, Adaptations, and Vulnerability. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. | |
