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GLOBAL CHANGE: FROM RHETORIC TO REALITY
Author(s) -
Perry John S.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
reviews of geophysics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 8.087
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1944-9208
pISSN - 8755-1209
DOI - 10.1002/rog.1991.29.s1.39
Subject(s) - epoch (astronomy) , rhetoric , race (biology) , astrobiology , global change , planet , scale (ratio) , environmental ethics , earth science , history , climate change , astronomy , geology , geography , biology , physics , philosophy , cartography , paleontology , oceanography , linguistics , stars
ORIGINS “The earth is a planet characterized by change, and has entered a unique epoch when one species, the human race, has achieved the ability to alter its environment on a global scale.”