| ID | 124287 |
| Title Proper | Islands as evvironmental bellwether |
| Other Title Information | climate change and the scope of nissology |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Arora, Kavita |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In 1860 Henry Hennessy wrote that "if no great continents existed, but a great number of islands without any remarkble preponderance of land towards the tropical or polar regions, the mean temparature of the earth would be increased, and the distribution of heat over its surface rendered for more uniform." |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Indian Ocean Studies Vol.21, No.2; 2013: p.220-241 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Indian Ocean Studies Vol.21, No.2; 2013: p.220-241 |
| Key Words | Islands ; Nissology ; Environmental Bellwether ; History - 18th Century ; History - 19th Century ; Henry Hennessy ; Oceans and Seas ; Eastern Asia ; Geological Epochs |