Earth's Eleventh Hour Environmental Readings from the Washington Post Writers' Group

Preface. 1. Overpopulation: Too Much Humanity. Overpopulation Remains World's Defining Crisis, Hobart Rowen. Worldwide Migration Nears Crisis: Politics, Economics Cited in U.N. Study, Eugene Robinson. U.S. Growth in 1980s Fueled by Immigrants: Newcomers Critical to Population Patterns, Barbara Vobejda. Clinton Must Focus on Overpopulation, Hobart Rowen. With Twice as Many People, Planet Could Expect Boom or Doom, William Booth. At Summit, Dueling Hemispheres: North-South Rift Over Overpopulation, Joel Achenbach. Manila, Catholic Church Split on Family Planning: Bishop Cites '74 Data to Charge U.S. Plot, William Branigin. The Numbered Days of Population Growth, Jonathan Yardley. World Population May Hit 10 Billion by Year 2025: Birth Control Use Not Increasing as Quickly as U.N. Agency Had Predicted, Susan Okie. Fertility Rates in Developing World Drop Sharply: Change Is Insufficient to Head Off Continued Rapid Population Growth, Study Finds, Don Oberdorfer. Family Planning in the Family of Nations, Judy Mann. Costs of Stabilizing World's Population Tallied: $10.5 Billion a Year Needed, Report Says, Susan Okie. U.S. to Resume Aiding U.N. Fund for Population Activities, Julia Preston. China Lowers Birth Rate to Levels in West: 6.5 Million Sterilized in '92, Official Says, Lena H. Sun. Developing World's Role in Global Warming Grows: Population Rise, Technology's Spread Cited, Susan Okie. 2. Atmospheric Problems: The Prospect of Global Warming. As Earth Summit Nears, Consensus Still Lacking on Global Warming's Cause, Boyce Rensberger. Global Warming Continues, But Cause Is Uncertain: Buildup of Pollutants in Earth's Atmosphere Studied; Definitive Evidence Is Lacking, William Booth. Global Warming's Effect on Sea Level Reexamined: Study Says Peril May Have Been Understated, Boyce Rensberger. Greenhouse Effect Seems Benign So Far: Warming Most Evident at Night, in Winter, Boyce Rensberger. Satellite vs. Surface: Two Points of View on Global Warming, Boyce Rensberger. Carbon Dioxide Curbs May Not Halt Warming. Clinton Sets Plan to Cut Emissions: Programs Addressing Greenhouse Effect Are Mostly Voluntary, Gary Lee. Climatology: Warming Could Trigger Cold Spells, Kathy Sawyer. So What If It's Getting Hot? Don't Worry About Local Warming; These Experts Say We'll Adapt, William Booth. 3. Atmospheric Problems: Ozone Depletion. First Summer Thinning Found in U.S. Ozone Layer: Skin Cancer Risk Increases, Experts Say, Michael Weisskopf. Ozone-Hole Conditions Spreading: High Concentrations of Key Pollutants Discovered Over U. S., Kathy Sawyer. Ozone Layer Thins Further, Possibly Because of Volcano: But Scientists Still Expect Turnaround by 2000, Boyce Rensberger. Ozone Depletion Tied to Infectious Diseases: U.N. Report Could Prompt Bid to Speed Phaseout of Chlorofluorocarbons, Michael Weisskopf. Ozone Hole's Effects Are Measured: UV Exposure Jumped in Argentine Town, Boyce Rensberger. The Costly Race to Replace CFCs: Ozone-Depleting Chemicals Force Historic Industrial Retooling, Martha M. Hamilton. U.S. to End CFC Production Four Years Earlier Than Planned: Schedule For Other Ozone-Protecting Action Reexamined, Michael Weisskopf. Study Finds Alternatives More Damaging Than Believed: Faster Phaseout to Protect Ozone Layer Supported, Michael WeisDwyer, William O. is the author of 'Earth's Eleventh Hour Environmental Readings from the Washington Post Writers' Group' with ISBN 9780205160020 and ISBN 0205160026.