Our Changing Earth Author:Thomas Y. Canby Earth. Ever moving, ever changing, ever whirling through the dark vastness of space, enveloiped in a life-protecting atmosphere. — Earth and life form an intimate partnership, unique in the solar system--a partnership only recently appreciated. In the past, we viewed the physical, inanimate Earth as a rigid matrix that imposed i... more »ts conditions on life. Plants and animals passively adapted.
But today we recognize that living organisms have a profound influence on the world they inhabit. All are players in an intricate, interactive web known as the Earth system.
This book takes you through that system, with incisive views of our changing environment. It explores problems and solutions, emphasizing the role of ordinary citizens well as scientists in reversing environmental degradation, restoring ravaged areas and protecting our previous Earth.« less