Books in the Developments in Earth and Environmental Sciences series

Describes the climate changes that occurred in the Pacific and discusses how these changes controlled the broad evolution of human societies, typically filtered by the effects of changing sea level and storminess on food availability and interaction. This book contains a survey of the evidence for climate, environmental, and societal change.

Presents the theory of the Earth's climate evolution based on universal chemical-physical laws of matter-energy transformation. This book shows how the process of Earth's core separation has led to formation and evolution of the hydrosphere and atmosphere. It investigates the global forces of nature driving the Earth's climate.

Considers the main natural geological processes interfering with and therefore threatening the activities of man - earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, land movements, floods, wind and coastal risks. This title examines the exploitation of earth's natural resources such as materials, ores and minerals, fossil fuels, water, and radioactivity.

Documents the status of adsorption research for a variety of metals by geomedia ranging from individual minerals to sediments and soils. This book examines factors affecting the extent of metal adsorption, including the effects of selected anions, competition among metals, pH, metal concentration, loading and variable metal adsorption capacity.

Geology, one of the basic natural sciences, is proving to be of outstanding importance in solving problems relating to protection against natural disasters as well as human health. This book aims to show how the geological environment affects human health and to explore preventative methods for improvement.

Compiles studies addressing the pollution issues associated with Arabian Gulf grouped in four categories: monitoring and characterizing oil spills, modeling the fate of pollutants and oil slicks in marine water, environmental effects of oil pollution on the ecosystem components, and combating, prevention and treatment of oil pollution.