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CLIMATE : 1. Kind of Climates CLIMATE : 2. Causes of Climates. CLIMATE is the average weather conditions of a region over a period of several decades or more . The word is used to describe not only the average weather conditions but also ...
CLIMATE : 1. Kind of Climates CLIMATE : 2. Causes of Climates. CLIMATE is the average weather conditions of a region over a period of several decades or more . The word is used to describe not only the average weather conditions but also ...
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CLIMATE : 3. Climatic History CLIMATE : 3. Climatic History CLIMATE : 3. Climatic History. from the east get their power from the polar easterlies . There are converging current patterns in the western portions of the oceans , off the ...
CLIMATE : 3. Climatic History CLIMATE : 3. Climatic History CLIMATE : 3. Climatic History. from the east get their power from the polar easterlies . There are converging current patterns in the western portions of the oceans , off the ...
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... CLIMATES OF THE PAST 10,000 YEARS Evidence gathered in the Northern Hemi- sphere concerning the past 10,000 years has re- 81 vealed that the climate had minor fluctuations of short duration . Signs of these minor changes can be found in ...
... CLIMATES OF THE PAST 10,000 YEARS Evidence gathered in the Northern Hemi- sphere concerning the past 10,000 years has re- 81 vealed that the climate had minor fluctuations of short duration . Signs of these minor changes can be found in ...
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