In 1982, three conservationists in the United States discussed a growing concern they shared about the long-term biological consequences of nuclear war; they wondered what such a war would do to the air, the water, the soils 1 the natural systems upon which all life depends. I was one of those three; the others were executives of two philanthropic foundations, Robert L. Allen of the Henry P. Kendall Foundation and the late Robert W. Scrivner of the Rockefeller Family Fund. Together we began trying to! find out what the ...
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In 1982, three conservationists in the United States discussed a growing concern they shared about the long-term biological consequences of nuclear war; they wondered what such a war would do to the air, the water, the soils 1 the natural systems upon which all life depends. I was one of those three; the others were executives of two philanthropic foundations, Robert L. Allen of the Henry P. Kendall Foundation and the late Robert W. Scrivner of the Rockefeller Family Fund. Together we began trying to! find out what the scientific community was doing about the problem and what steps could be taken to alert the environmental movement to the need to address the subject. We knew that a large-scale nuclear war might kill from 300 million to a billion people outright and that another billion could suffer serious injuries requiring immediate medical attention, care that would be largely unavailable. But what kind of world wouldisurvivors face? Would the long-term consequences prove to humanity and survival of all species than the to be even more serious immediate effects? We found that comparatively little scientific research had been done about the envifonmental consequences of a nuclear war of the magni- tude that toda,y's huge arsenal could unleash . .
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Fine- in Fine jacket. Ex-Library Withdrawn. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. The second printing from 1986, 179 pages. "The nuclear winter that recent calculations describe has somber implications for life on Earth." FINE-HARDCOVER, FINE DUST JACKET. Ex-library withdrawn, no marking on spine or dj spine edge. Library pocket in back of book.
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New York, Springer-Verlag, 1984, hardcover, First Edition, First Printing, Very Good in Very Good+ dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, board edges faded, slight spine-end and corner wear. Dustjacket very slight edge nicks, in new Brodart sleeve. With contributions by; Joseph Berry, Doria Gordon, Herbert D. Grover, Christine C. Harwell, Steven Pacenka, David Pimentel. Foreword by Russell W. Peterson. Illustrated throughout with graphs, charts and maps. Appended: References, Index. ISBN 9780387960937
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Very good in Very good jacket. xix, 179 pages. Illustrations. References. Index. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Foreword by Russell W. Peterson. Contributions from Joseph Berry, Doria Gordon, Herbert D. Grover, Christine C. harwell, Steven Pacenka, and David Pimentel. From the reviews of this book: "Effectively summarizes the huge volume of postholocaust literature...the text is well written and the inevitable mathematical content is kept to a minimum. It fills a yawning gap in the literature by bringing together a wide variety of topics"
