Global catastrophes : a very short introduction / Bill McGuire.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McGuire, Bill, 1954-

Contributor:

McGuire, Bill, 1954-

Series:

Very short introductions ; 145.

Very short introductions ; 145

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Natural disasters--Popular works.

Natural disasters.

Geography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (153 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Life on earth will come to an end. It's just a matter of when. Global Catastrophes: A Very Short Introduction focuses on the many potential catastrophes facing our planet in the future, from global warming, and New Ice Ages, to asteroid impact, supervolcanoes, and mega-tsunami. Bill McGuire tales a timely and accessible look at both the science behind these events and our chances of survival. Including discussions of the likely consequences of current from global warming, New Ice Ages, asteroid impact, supervolcanoes, and mega-tsunami, this timely and accessible book explains both the mechanis

Contents:

Contents; Preface; List of illustrations; 1 A Very Short Introduction to the Earth; 2 Global Warming: A Lot of Hot Air?; 3 The Ice Age Cometh; 4 The Enemy Within: Super-Eruptions, Giant Tsunamis, and the Coming Great Quake; 5 The Threat from Space: Asteroid and Comet Impacts; Epilogue; Appendix A: Threat Timescale; Appendix B: Geological Timescale Earth; Further reading; Index;

Notes:

Rev. ed. of: A guide to the end of the world / Bill McGuire. 2002.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-123) and index.

Related Work:

McGuire, Bill, 1954- Guide to the end of the world.

ISBN:

1-280-76276-4

0-19-151704-6

1-4294-9202-3

OCLC:

476258715