Provides a chronology and traces the history, major events and issues, leaders, and shifts in opinion and power in several facets of environmentalism. Includes lists or directories of historical figures with biographies, national parks and public lands, federal environmental laws, federal agencies and congressional committees, voting records, contemporary who's who of environmental organizations and environmental science, common pesticides, research centers, environmentally managed corporations, law firms,international treaties and agencies, bibliography of environmental magazines, journals and business publications, and college and university degree programs.
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Reviews the fundamental geophysical processes and cycles of the Earth as they apply to the domains of atmosphere, oceans, land, and fresh water; focusing on events that occurred in 1998.
After defining environmental crime and discussing the extent of the environmental crisis, this book explores the causes, investigation, prosecution and prevention of all types of environmental crime.
How did El Nino change weather patterns and affect crops around the world? What are humans doing to help or hinder the health of the world's oceans? And what hurricane event happended for the first time since 1893? Whether you're a student writing a report, or a professional in need of some quick answers, you'll find what you're looking for in the Earth Almanc. Covering the state of the four major geophysical topics associated with the Earth: the atmosphere, oceans, fresh water, and land, this new edition presents an incredible amount of usable information about the changes in our planet during 1999. Details of whole earth events and human-made and natural disasters are chronicled along with the necessary background information and statistics for understanding the science involved. Hot topics such as global warming, ozone depletion, and El Nino. Goldstein explores specific major geophysical events and then continues with information on the latest scientific developments in fields such as geology, oceanography, and meteorology. Readers will also discover hot topics entries that are unique to this almanac--namely information on human-made events (pollution, carbon dioxide, oil spills urbanization, and water conflicts). Current and complete with more than 300 photos, charts, and statistical graphs, no other reference book compares to this one-stop resource. Topics covered include Air Pollution Cryosphere: The Ice El Nino Fresh Water Geological Processes Global Warming Land Use Ocean Fundamentals Structure of the Atmosphere Whole-Earth Events
