Glaciers and the Environment UNEP/GEMS Environment Library Glaciers are important to the environmental health of the planet especially in the regulation of the Earth's heat balance. This volume presents the background and behaviour of glaciers, as they can be sensitive instruments for measuring climatic change and provide a frozen record of atmospheric conditions over long periods of time. This is the ninth of the series of the UNEP/GEMS Environment Library. Book Ordering Information:    Sales Number: E. 95.III.D.56     ISBN: 92-1-100581-7     No.9     Pages:40pp.      Price: $10.00 [Environment Main] [Subject Index] [Alphabetical Index] [UN Publications Policies] Copyright © 1997 United Nations