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Author : W. C. Mahaney
Release : 1990
Genre : Science
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Book Synopsis Ice on the Equator by : W. C. Mahaney
Download or read book Ice on the Equator written by W. C. Mahaney. This book was released on 1990. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bill McGuire
Release : 2014
Genre : Nature
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Book Rating : 935/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Global Catastrophes by : Bill McGuire
Download or read book Global Catastrophes written by Bill McGuire. This book was released on 2014. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this Very Short Introduction Bill McGuire explores the potential catastrophes facing our planet. Assessing both the probability of these events happening in the future, and our chances of survival, this new edition brings our understanding of global disasters and risk research up to date, by using recent case studies from around the world.
Author : Donald Rapp
Release : 2012-07-03
Genre : Science
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Book Rating : 294/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Ice Ages and Interglacials by : Donald Rapp
Download or read book Ice Ages and Interglacials written by Donald Rapp. This book was released on 2012-07-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of this book has been completely updated. It studies the history and gives an analysis of extreme climate change on Earth. In order to provide a long-term perspective, the first chapter briefly reviews some of the wild gyrations that occurred in the Earth's climate hundreds of millions of years ago: snowball Earth and hothouse Earth. Coming closer to modern times, the effects of continental drift, particularly the closing of the Isthmus of Panama are believed to have contributed to the advent of ice ages in the past three million years. This first chapter sets the stage for a discussion of ices ages in the geological recent past (i.e. within the last three million years, with an emphasis on the last few hundred thousand years).
Author : Henry Pollack Ph.D.
Release : 2010-11-02
Genre : Science
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Book Rating : 855/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A World Without Ice by : Henry Pollack Ph.D.
Download or read book A World Without Ice written by Henry Pollack Ph.D.. This book was released on 2010-11-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A co-winner of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize offers a clear-eyed explanation of the planet’s imperiled ice. Much has been written about global warming, but the crucial relationship between people and ice has received little focus—until now. As one of the world’s leading experts on climate change, Henry Pollack provides an accessible, comprehensive survey of ice as a force of nature, and the potential consequences as we face the possibility of a world without ice. A World Without Ice traces the effect of mountain glaciers on supplies of drinking water and agricultural irrigation, as well as the current results of melting permafrost and shrinking Arctic sea ice—a situation that has degraded the habitat of numerous animals and sparked an international race for seabed oil and minerals. Catastrophic possibilities loom, including rising sea levels and subsequent flooding of lowlying regions worldwide, and the ultimate displacement of millions of coastal residents. A World Without Ice answers our most urgent questions about this pending crisis, laying out the necessary steps for managing the unavoidable and avoiding the unmanageable.
Author : Steven Earle
Release : 2016-08-12
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Book Rating : 824/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Physical Geology by : Steven Earle
Download or read book Physical Geology written by Steven Earle. This book was released on 2016-08-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a discount Black and white version. Some images may be unclear, please see BCCampus website for the digital version.This book was born out of a 2014 meeting of earth science educators representing most of the universities and colleges in British Columbia, and nurtured by a widely shared frustration that many students are not thriving in courses because textbooks have become too expensive for them to buy. But the real inspiration comes from a fascination for the spectacular geology of western Canada and the many decades that the author spent exploring this region along with colleagues, students, family, and friends. My goal has been to provide an accessible and comprehensive guide to the important topics of geology, richly illustrated with examples from western Canada. Although this text is intended to complement a typical first-year course in physical geology, its contents could be applied to numerous other related courses.
