{"id":27625,"date":"2008-12-12T09:06:30","date_gmt":"2008-12-12T09:06:30","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-05-14T18:38:06","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T18:38:06","slug":"2625-survival-or-extinction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/uncategorized\/2625-survival-or-extinction\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cSurvival or Extinction\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><br \/>\n<meta name=\"ProgId\" content=\"Word.Document\"><br \/>\n<meta name=\"Generator\" content=\"Microsoft Word 11\"><br \/>\n<meta name=\"Originator\" content=\"Microsoft Word 11\">\n<link rel=\"File-List\" href=\"file:\/\/\/C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5Cxie.lei%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml\" \/><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>\n \n  Normal\n  0\n  \n  \n  false\n  false\n  false\n  \n   \n   \n   \n   \n   \n   \n  \n  MicrosoftInternetExplorer4\n \n<\/xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]>\n\n\n<style>\nst1\\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) }\n<\/style>\n\n\n<![endif]--><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n<!--\n \/* Style Definitions *\/\n p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal\n\t{mso-style-parent:\"\";\n\tmargin:0cm;\n\tmargin-bottom:.0001pt;\n\tfont-size:12.0pt;\n\tmso-bidi-\"Times New Roman\";}\n@page Section1\n\t{size:612.0pt 792.0pt;\n\tmargin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt;}\ndiv.Section1\n\t{page:Section1;}\n-->\n<\/style>\n<p><!--[if gte mso 10]>\n\n\n<style>\n \/* Style Definitions *\/\n table.MsoNormalTable\n\t{mso-style-name:\"Table Normal\";\n\tmso-style-parent:\"\";\n\tfont-size:10.0pt;\"Times New Roman\";\n\tmso-fareast-\"Times New Roman\";}\n<\/style>\n\n\n<![endif]-->                                                      <\/meta><br \/>\n<\/meta><br \/>\n<\/meta><br \/>\n<\/meta>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><br \/>\nUnlike many popular environmental science books, this one links its content together with true stories. The narratives provide descriptions and shocking photographs of environmental disasters and accidents, informing the reader of the basics of environmental science and the crisis we currently face. Each story provides a new layer of understanding. <br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><br \/>\nThe book is beautifully printed, with carefully chosen photos on every page. Environmental terms are singled out for simple explanation and background information is provided. For example, the chapter on water pollution explains the concept of pH values &ndash; a method of expressing differences in acidity or alkalinity &#8212; and the effect of those values on various species. This makes the book suitable for readers of all ages and backgrounds. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><br \/>\nParticularly worth mentioning is the price for the two thick volumes: 30 yuan (about US$4.40). This breaks the trend of charging high prices for illustrated books in China. The cover tells us that the book received &ldquo;financial support for innovation in popular science publishing&rdquo;. This no doubt explains the low cost. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i><br \/>\nSurvival or Extinction (1, 2)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span>Zhao Zhonglong (main editor)<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Beijing<\/b><b> Printing Press, 2008<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>&#8212; By Li Siqi <br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to know why the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu is facing destruction? Or why the beautiful Danube became a fish graveyard when the year 2000 had barely begun? Or how the Biosphere 2 life-systems experiment failed? 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