The Earth Around Us
Subtitle: Maintaining a Livable Planet
Contributors: Jill S. Schneiderman (Editor)
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: October 29, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 496
ISBN-13: 9780813340913
Subjects: Conservation of the environment; Erosion & weathering; Management of land & natural resources; Pollution & threats to the environment; Sustainability; Environmental Conservation & Protection - General; Environmental Science; Environmental sciences; Nature; Nature-Environmental Conservation & Protection - General; Science / Environmental Science; Major: Science; Geography; Environmental Studies
First sentence: Rare events seem to be fodder for Hollywood megamovies such as Volcano, Twister, Dante's Peak, Deep Impact, and Armageddon.