Please note: In order to keep Hive up to date and provide users with the best features, we are no longer able to fully support Internet Explorer. The site is still available to you, however some sections of the site may appear broken. We would encourage you to move to a more modern browser like Firefox, Edge or Chrome in order to experience the site fully.

Supporting your high street Find out how »
Earth Almanac : An Annual Geophysical Review of the State of the Planet, 2nd Edition, Paperback / softback Book

Earth Almanac : An Annual Geophysical Review of the State of the Planet, 2nd Edition Paperback / softback

Part of the Earth Almanac series

Paperback / softback

Out of stock

Description

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

Information

£61.00

Out of stock
Add to Basket
Sign in to add to wishlist
 
Free Home Delivery

on all orders

 
Pick up orders

from local bookshops

Information