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for loss of same). No alternative appears satisfac- tory; indeed, only the LOS treaty can begin to satisfy all U.S. interests. The possible failure of the treaty is described as a 'lost opportunity to demonstrate that nations can, in response to the increasing inter- dependence brought about by technology, fashion a stable and equitable world order.' Center for Inter- national Security Studies, Univ. of Pittsburg, Pa., USA. (smf)

81:6836 WiUheim, Ernst, 1980. A legal regime for artificial

cyclone modification. Aust. met. Mag., 28(1): 1-6.

Elements of a legal framework for cyclone modi- fication are suggested on both domestic and inter- national levels. The author advocates a modest, flexible regime of modification authorization, leg- islation and procedures concerning liability and compensation payments, and appropriate consul- tation and notification which could probably be implemented regionally and would, hopefully, facil- itate rather than hinder cyclone modification activ- ities. Attorney-General's Dept., Canberra, Australia. (smf)

81:6837 Ziman, John, 1981. Three baskets for one science:

contradictions in the Helsinki Final Act. Bull. atom. Scient., 37(6):37-39. Univ. of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 ITL, UK.

81:6839 Holt, S.J. (project director), 1981. International

League for the Protection of Cetaceans. Environ. Conserv., 8(1):p.32.

The ILPC was established as a special project of the International Ocean Institute (an independent, self-governing body established under Maltese law) in November 1980 with the purposes of eliminating commercial whaling, minimizing subsistence whal- ing, and promoting benign scientific research relat- ing to cetaceans. The League, St. John's College, Cambridge CB2 1TP, UK. (smf)

81:6840 Soroos, M.S., 1981. Trends in the perception of

ecological problems in the United Nations general debates. Human Ecol., 9(1):23-45.

A content analysis of U.N. General Assembly speeches (1968, 1972 and 1976 sessions) showed that environmental issues did not command much of the delegates' attention, and that delegates from de- veloped countries were more likely to discuss environmental issues. The latent nature of envi- ronmental concern is probably associated with the rapidly grbwing number of other issues. A strong international commitment to ecological problems will probably not emerge until ecological conditions worsen substantially. Dept. of Political Sci., North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, N.C. 27650, USA. (smf)

F290. International concerns and or- ganizations

81:6838 Fyfe, W.S., 1981. The environmental crisis: quanti-

fying geosphere interactions. Science, 213(4503)" t05-110.

With the caveat that 'There is little purpose in science if we are not here to enjoy our universe,' the author addresses our escalating geochemical prob- lems (food, energy, atmospheric CO 2 increases), underscoring the urgent need for adequate data. Appropriate multidisciplinary education and train- ing are requisite to (1) understand environmental stresses which involve rate processes at interfaces on all scales (ocean-atmosphere, sediment-water, crust- mantle, cell membrane-cytoplasm, etc.) and (2) thwart the pessimistic predictions of C.P. Snow and the recent Global 2000 Report to the President. Univ. of Western Ontario, London, Ont. N6A 5B7, Canada. (izs)

F310. Contemporary development of science (especially oceanography)

81:6841 Drake, C.L. and J.C. Maxwell, 1981. Geodynamics

--where are we and what lies ahead? Science, 213(4503): 15-21.

This overview of geodynamics takes the reader from geology's early 'very thin data bases, many degrees of speculative freedom, and savage intellectual battles' to modern-day multi-aspect programs such as the recently-completed International Geody- namics Project and its offspring, the International Lithosphere Program. Dartmouth Coll., Hanover, N.H. 03755, USA. (izs)

81:6842 Edsall, J.T., 1981. Two aspects of scientific respon-

sibility. Science, 212(4490): 11-14.

This address was originally presented at a sympo- sium on the social responsibility of scientists (joint meeting of the Royal Society and The American