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Earth almanac, an annual geophysical review of the state of the planet, Natalie Goldstein

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Earth almanac

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Natalie Goldstein

an annual geophysical review of the state of the planet

Whole Earth: Earth events and news, 1999 -- Total solar eclipse -- Astronomy and the Earth -- Life on Earth -- Human population, year of six billion -- Atmosphere: Atmosphere -- Structure of the atmosphere -- layers of the atmosphere -- Chemical composition of the atmosphere -- Weather -- Atmosphere news, 1999 -- Hurricanees -- Significant tropical storms and hurricanes -- Notable cyclones and typhoons -- Hurrican research -- Tornadoes -- Tornadoes, 1999 -- Tornado, research and response -- Floods and storms -- Temperature extremes -- Drought -- Air pollution -- Major air pollutants -- Anniversary, Bhopal, India -- Air pollution events and news, 1999 -- Acid rain events and news -- Ground-level ozone, Smog events and news -- Atmospheric ozone, "good" ozone layer -- Montreal protocol -- Ozone depletion over the Antarctic -- Arctic ozone depletion -- Ozone depletion elsewhere -- Ozone research -- Energy -- Fossil fuels -- Transportation -- United States electric power -- Hydroelectric power news -- Nuclear energy -- Renewable energyGlobal warming -- Greenhouse effect -- Carbon dioxide and global warming -- Controversy -- Climate change research -- Global warming, impacts and prediction -- Kyoto protocol -- Greenhouse gas emission -- Oceans: Ocean environment -- Ocean fundamentals -- Ocean research -- El Nino and La Nina -- Life in the oceans -- Fisheries -- Salmon -- Tuna -- Swordfish -- Sharks -- Shellfish -- Other fish news -- Ocean pollution -- Oil spills -- Oxygen depletion and plankton -- Gulf of Mexico and Mississippi/Atchafalaya -- Harmful algae blooms -- Coasts, beaches and estuaries -- Coral reefs -- Marine life -- Marine mammals -- Whales -- Land: Geologic processes -- Earth's layered structure -- Continental drift -- Tectonic plates -- Earthquakes -- Volcanoes -- Land use -- General events and news -- U.S. national resources inventory -- Land development and sprawl -- Desertificaton -- Mines and mining -- Materials and recycling -- Land pollution -- Wildlife -- Agriculture -- World Trade Organization -- Wildfires -- ForestsFresh water: Cryosphere, ice -- Antarctica -- Greenland -- Arctic -- Other glaciers -- Permafrost -- Cryosphere and climate change -- Antarctica -- Arctic -- Permafrost research and news, 1999 -- Greenland research and news, 1999 -- Glaciers -- Snow and ice -- Avalanches -- Freshwater environment -- Freshwater environment -- Anniversary, Cuyahoga River -- Surface water pollution, U.S. -- Surface water pollution, Europe -- Surface water pollution, elsewhere -- quality of U.S. waters -- Toxic spills to fresh water, 1999 -- Freshwater fish and wildlife -- Freshwater exotic species -- Groundwater -- Dams -- Freshwater supply -- Appendix I: Selected treaties and laws -- Montreal Protocol -- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change -- Kyoto Protocol -- Rio Declaration on Environment and Development -- International Dolphin Conservation Program -- Act -- Overview of selected U.S. laws -- Appendix II: Selected international and national scientific programs -- International programs and organizations -- Selected U.S. government agencies and government-sponsored organizations