%0 Book %A Ruddiman, W. F. (William F.), 1943- %I W.H. Freeman and Company %D 2014 %C New York %G English %@ 9781429255257 %@ 1429255250 %T Earth's climate : past and future %7 Third edition. %X At a time when the evidence is stronger than ever that human activity is the primary cause of global climate change, William Ruddiman's breakthrough text returns in a thoroughly updated new edition. A gain drawing on a variety of scientific disciplines, the new edition offers a clear, engaging, objective portrait of the current state of climate science, including compelling recent findings on anthropogenic global warming and important advances in understanding past climates.