Table of Contents

Preface to the 2002 Edition Introduction The Weather Funnel The Subdivided Range Microclimates The Ocean of Air The Four Seasons Spring Summer Fall Winter Activities Some Definitions Is the Climate Changing? The Greenhouse The Ozone Layer El Nino La Nina Science and the Unknown Further Reading

About the Author

Harold Gilliam is a former environmental columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle. His previous books include The San Francisco Experience (1972), Above Yosemite (1983), and Above Carmel, Monterey, and Big Sur (1994).

Reviews

"Harold Gilliam, California's premiere environmental journalist, never fails to bring the power and beauty of nature home to the most citified readers. In this eloquent little book he transforms the local climate into an entire ecological education."-Theodore Roszak, author of The Voice of the Earth