- Bib ID:
- 237684
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Erickson, Jon, 1948-
- Online Version:
- Table of contents
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- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Description:
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- Blue Ridge Summit, PA : Tab Books, c1990
- viii, 167 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
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- Full contents:
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- Machine derived contents note: Acknowledgments v
- Introduction vi
- 1 The Primordial Greenhouse 1
- The Feeble Sun The Original Atmosphere Origin of the Ocean The Occurrence
- of Life The Warm Cretaceous Period What Killed the Dinosaurs
- 2 The Rock Cycle 16
- The Dynamic Earth Plate Tectonics The Spreading Ridges The Subduction
- Zones Carbon Recycling Volcanic Eruptions
- 3 The Water Cycle 33
- The Energy Budget The States of Water Ocean Currents Water on the Land
- 9 The Final Leg
- 4 The Weather Maker 49
- Atmospheric Circulation The Solar Influence Cloud Formation Precipitation
- Tropical Storms The Monsoons
- 5 Fossil Fuel Combustion 64
- Oil Consumption Oil Spills Dirty Coal Alternative Energy
- 6 Industrial Pollution 77
- Air Pollution Water Pollution Acid Rain Waste Disposal Ozone Depletion
- 7 Deforestation 91
- World Environments Forest Destruction Mass Extinctions Climatic Effects
- Reforestation
- 8 Agriculture 105
- The Food Revolution Slash and Burn Soil Erosion Irrigation Drought
- Desertification Overpopulation
- 9 The Melting Ice Caps 119
- The Ice Ages The Shrinking Ice The Polar Ice Caps Glacial Surge Rising
- Sea Levels The Next Ice Age
- 10 Global Warming 135
- The Climate Puzzle Carbon Dioxide Violent Storms The Changing Climate
- Glossary 149
- Bibliography 158
- About the Author 167.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 158-162)
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