The Miracle PlanetA richly illustrated portrait of the earth drawn by major scientists. Examines the processes that have shaped our planet into a home for life and the forces that cloud it's future. This book gives a unified narrative of Earth's 4.6 billion-year history and the progress science is making in decyphering its mysteries. |
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Page 158
... forests sometimes burn . The result illustrates both the vulnerability and the power of the tropical ecosystem . In 1983 a forest fire in Borneo became the biggest conflagration of the century . The fire began on the eastern side of the ...
... forests sometimes burn . The result illustrates both the vulnerability and the power of the tropical ecosystem . In 1983 a forest fire in Borneo became the biggest conflagration of the century . The fire began on the eastern side of the ...
Page 223
... forest to grazing lands for sheep and goats . Wheat pollen predominates in soil samples from a period 2,000 years ago , when Ephesus was at its zenith . With greater yields per acre than either acorns or livestock , wheat helped the ...
... forest to grazing lands for sheep and goats . Wheat pollen predominates in soil samples from a period 2,000 years ago , when Ephesus was at its zenith . With greater yields per acre than either acorns or livestock , wheat helped the ...
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... forests are the result of planning and reforestation . However , acid rain and ozone damage now are taking their toll on ... forest was logged by the end of the eighteenth century . But today satellite images of Berlin show dark green ...
... forests are the result of planning and reforestation . However , acid rain and ozone damage now are taking their toll on ... forest was logged by the end of the eighteenth century . But today satellite images of Berlin show dark green ...
Contents
THE HEAT WITHIN | 37 |
LIFE FROM THE SEA | 77 |
RIDDLES OF SAND AND ICE | 163 |
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