Introduction to Air in California

Informationen zum Autor David Carle worked as a California State Park ranger for 27 years. He is author of I ntroduction to Water in California (UC Press! 2004)! Water and the California Dream: Choices for the New Millennium (2003) and Burning Questions: America's Fight with Nature's Fire (2002)! among other books. Klappentext "Before you take another breath, find out everything you need to know about what's in your air. David Carle has made California's most complicated environmental resource problem accessible and interesting."—Mary D. Nichols, Director, UCLA Institute of the Environment Zusammenfassung What is air? Why is the sky blue? Why do people react favorably to mountain or sea air? How does desert air differ from the air of California's Central Valley? How is air pollution affecting plants and animals? This book approaches this fascinating topic by recognizing the overwhelming role played by humans in the story of California's air.

Product details

• Authors: David Carle
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.10.2006
• EAN: 9780520247482
• ISBN: 978-0-520-24748-2
• No. of pages: 273
• Dimensions: 114 mm x 184 mm x 19 mm
• Series: California Natural History Guides; California Natural History Gui; California Natural History Guides
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology