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Mike Davis's analysis of Third World origins and colonial exploitation

While climatic conditions and geographical factors play a large part in the shaping of the various regions of the world in terms of their development, economic, political and social factors are also a part of the complex causative origins of regional and country development.

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What is global warming? Global warming discussions have been circulating for the past few decades with increasing frequency. Forty years ago it was a hypothesis that was thrown into the ring for discussion and examined as a "what if" by scientists around the world.

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Al Gore's rhetorical strategies in An Inconvenient Truth

Narrated by former Vice President Al Gore, David Guggenheim's 2006 documentary an Inconvenient Truth is immediately compelling because of its celebrity profile.

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Ocean temperature's effect on marine larvae dispersal patterns

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Public perception and scientific debate surrounding global warming

Global Warming appeared within the strata of social understanding as a major and serious environmental issue, it has been the subject of contentious debate. The question of whether or not it actually exists as an environmental phenomenon is perhaps the most hotly debated topic of the past century.

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WBGT heat index compatibility for Chinese construction workers in tropical climates

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The Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement and its applications

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