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Cataclysms - A New Geology for the Twenty-First Century (Hardcover)
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Cataclysms - A New Geology for the Twenty-First Century (Hardcover)
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In 1980, the science world was stunned when a maverick team of
researchers proposed that a massive meteor strike had wiped the
dinosaurs and other fauna from the Earth 66 million years ago.
Scientists found evidence for this theory in a "crater of doom"on
the Yucatan Peninsula that showed our planet has been the target in
a galactic shooting gallery. Seeking to develop "neocatastrophism"
even further, Michael R. Rampino adds to this exciting field in
Cataclysms, building on the latest findings from leading
geoscientists. Rampino recounts his conversion to the impact
hypothesis, describing his visits to meteor-strike sites and his
review of the existing geological record. His story enables a
richer understanding of the science behind major planetary
upheavals and extinction events. The new geology he outlines
explicitly rejects nineteenth-century "uniformitarianism," which
casts planetary change as gradual and driven by processes we can
see at work today. Rampino's new geology offers a cosmic context
for Earth's geologic evolution, in which cataclysms from above in
the form of comets and asteroid impacts and from below in the form
of huge outpourings of lava in flood-basalt eruptions have led to
severe changes in the Earth's surface. The new geology sees Earth's
position in our solar system and galaxy as the keys to
understanding our planet's geology and history of life. The author
concludes with a fascinating take on dark matter's potential as a
triggering mechanism, considering its role in heating Earth's core
and spurring massive volcanism throughout geologic time.
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