An account of the author's survival experiences in four extreme environments: arctic wasteland, jungle, desert, and swamp. He learns from indigenous people their methods of coping with their environments.
Describes and explains major environmental issues of the world today including soil erosion, deforestation, mechanised agriculture, oil pollution of the oceans, acid rain, overfishing, and nuclear power.
This atlas examines areas of public concern in today's world, such as climate conditions, vegetation, world politics, pollution, population growth, production of mineral resources, consumption of energy, unemployment, and industrial development.
