TY - BOOK AU - Cheetham,Nicolas TI - Earth: a new perspective SN - 1905204035 PY - 2005/// CY - London PB - Smith Davies KW - Earth sciences KW - Earth KW - Photographs from space N1 - "Astonishing and enlightening images of our planet"--Cover; Includes index N2 - "The book travels the world in four chapters: Earth, Water, Air and Fire. Earth flies us over mountains, forests, deserts and tundra. Water follows rivers and coastlines, explores ice fields and seas before plunging into the abyss of the deep ocean. Air examines storms, hurricanes, wind-sculpted patterns and atmospheric phenomena such as the aurora borealis. Finally, Fire ends the book with volcanoes, asteroid impacts, forest fires, pollution and man's impact on the environment"--Jacket ER -