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Behind the curve: science and the politics of global warming

Joshua P Howe (2014), University of Washington Press, Seattle & London, 290 pp

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  1. Department of Geography, King’s College London, London, UK

    Mike Hulme

  2. Carson Fellow, Rachel Carson Center, LMU Münich, Münich, Germany

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Hulme, M. Behind the curve: science and the politics of global warming. Climatic Change 126, 273–278 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-014-1237-6

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