Human Biology : Concepts and Current Issues - With Access
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ISBN: 9780321933904
Author: Johnson
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 24, Problem 2QC
In what ways might your own lifestyle choices contribute to global warming? Would you be willing to support legislation that would affect your lifestyle choices in order to reduce global warming?
Global temperature differences (from a 1951–1980 base; five-year averages) and atmospheric CO2 concentrations over the past 100 years.
Source: NASA and the Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center.
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Human Biology : Concepts and Current Issues - With Access
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