CSM Library: ESL 400: Climate Change Spring 2025: Reference Books/Background Info

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Merriam-Webster Online
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Oxford English Dictionary
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Encyclopedia Britannica (Britannica Online Academic Edition)
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Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (EBSCO)
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