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The forgiving air : understanding environmental change / Richard C.J. Somerville ; [with a new preface].
Author
Somerville, Richard
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, 1998, ©1996.
Description
xviii, 195 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Stokes Library - Wallace Hall (SPIA)
QC879.7 .S66 1998
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Subject(s)
Ozone layer depletion
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Environmental aspects
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Climatic changes
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Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric
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Environmental aspects
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Acid rain
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Environmental aspects
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Air
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Pollution
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Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric
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Climatology
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Summary note
The Forgiving Air is a refreshingly readable account of our efforts to understand Earth's global environment and our impact in it.
Notes
Originally published: 1996.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-190) and index.
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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ISBN
0520213882 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
9780520213883 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
OCLC
39509872
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The forgiving air : understanding environmental change / Richard C.J. Somerville ; with a new preface.
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