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The forgiving air : understanding environmental change / Richard C.J. Somerville ; [with a new preface].

By: Somerville, Richard.
Material type: TextTextPublisher: Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, 1998, ©1996General Notes: Available through the EBSCO e-book Collection, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-192) and index.Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 195 pages) : illustrations.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780585032900; 9780520213883.Subject(s): Ozone layer depletion -- Environmental aspects | Climatic changes | Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric -- Environmental aspects | Acid rain -- Environmental aspects | Air -- Pollution -- Environmental aspectsGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 363.73/92 Online resources: Access full-text materials at no charge:
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.
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.
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E-book Davenport Library e-book E-book 363.73/92 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan mq606160

Available through the EBSCO e-book Collection, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-192) and index.

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.

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.

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