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The forgiving air, understanding environmental change, Richard C.J. Somerville

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The forgiving air, understanding environmental change, Richard C.J. Somerville
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-192) and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The forgiving air
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
32508731
Responsibility statement
Richard C.J. Somerville
Sub title
understanding environmental change
Summary
The Forgiving Air is an authoritative, up-to-date handbook on global change. Written by a scientist for nonscientists, this primer humanizes the great environmental issues of our time - the hole in the ozone layer, the greenhouse effect, acid rain, and air pollution - and explains everything in accessible prose. A new preface takes into account developments in environmental policy that have occurred since publication. Highlighting the interrelatedness of human activity and global change, Richard Somerville stresses the importance of an educated public in a world where the role of science is increasingly critical
Table Of Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. The Ozone Hole -- 3. The Greenhouse Effect -- 4. Computing Weather and Climate -- 5. Reacting to Climate Change -- 6. Global Change Causes and Remedies -- 7. Air Pollution and Acid Rain -- 8. The Future of Planet Earth -- 9. On Scientists and Doing Science
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