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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Cox, John D.
Climate crash : abrupt climate change and what it means for our future / By John D. Cox.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-309-09312-0 (cloth)
1. Paleoclimatology. 2. Climatic changes—Environmental aspects. I. Title.
QC884.C69 2002
551.7′9—dc22
2005002387
Cover design by Michele de la Menardiere; photo © Paul Barton/ CORBIS.
Copyright 2005 by John D. Cox. All rights reserved.
Printed in the United States of America.