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050 _aR GE 195 .C160 1994
100 _aCanby, Thomas Y.
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245 0 _aOur changing earth /
_cThomas Y. Canby ; prepared by the Book Division, National Geographic Society.
260 _aWashington, D.C. :
_bThe Society,
_cc1994.
300 _a199 p. :
_bcol. ill.
_c25 cm.
520 _aDiscusses factors which cause destruction to life on earth such as the following:deforestation,depletion of the ozone layer with its threat of harmful ultraviolet radiation
520 _aloss of reefs and wetlands,contamination of the air with emissions and the waters with pollutants and overpopulation . Discusses further the cause of the altered ecosystems namely:agriculture and industry and their hazardous effects to the earth and its populace.
650 _aConservation of natural resources.
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650 _aEnvironmental degradation
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650 _aEnvironmentalism.
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