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Why Geology Matters - Decoding the Past, Anticipating the Future (Paperback) Loot Price: R979
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Why Geology Matters - Decoding the Past, Anticipating the Future (Paperback): Doug Macdougall

Why Geology Matters - Decoding the Past, Anticipating the Future (Paperback)

Doug Macdougall

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Volcanic dust, climate change, tsunamis, earthquakesOCogeoscience explores phenomena that profoundly affect our lives. But more than that, as Doug Macdougall makes clear, the science also provides important clues to the future of the planet. In an entertaining and accessibly written narrative, Macdougall gives an overview of EarthOCOs astonishing history based on information extracted from rocks, ice cores, and other natural archives. He explores such questions as: What is the risk of an asteroid striking Earth? Why does the temperature of the ocean millions of years ago matter today? How are efforts to predict earthquakes progressing? Macdougall also explains the legacy of greenhouse gases from EarthOCOs past and shows how that legacy shapes our understanding of todayOCOs human-caused climate change. We find that geoscience in fact illuminates many of todayOCOs most pressing issuesOCothe availability of energy, access to fresh water, sustainable agriculture, maintaining biodiversityOCoand we discover how, by applying new technologies and ideas, we can use it to prepare for the future."

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Imprint: University of California Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: May 2011
First published: 2011
Authors: Doug Macdougall
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 978-0-520-27271-2
Categories: Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Geology & the lithosphere > General
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LSN: 0-520-27271-4
Barcode: 9780520272712

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