A series of major scientific programs carried out over the past 40 years has greatly increased understanding of our global environment and has led to the present concern over global change. Each program responded to a specific and urgent scientific need or opportunity. In each case, institutions and resources were created that provided the foundation for later programs. Increased scientific understanding has exposed threats to future welfare and has raised serious policy implications for governments. Institutions for responding to global policy issues need to be created or strengthened. Copyright 1992 by the American Geophysical Union.
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Fleagle, R. G. (1992). From the International Geophysical Year to global change. Reviews of Geophysics. https://doi.org/10.1029/92RG01738
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