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Revolutions that Made the Earth (Hardcover)
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Revolutions that Made the Earth (Hardcover)
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The Earth that sustains us today was born out of a few remarkable,
near-catastrophic revolutions, started by biological innovations
and marked by global environmental consequences. The revolutions
have certain features in common, such as an increase in the
complexity, energy utilization, and information processing
capabilities of life. This book describes these revolutions,
showing the fundamental interdependence of the evolution of life
and its non-living environment. We would not exist unless these
upheavals had led eventually to 'successful' outcomes - meaning
that after each one, at length, a new stable world emerged.
The current planet-reshaping activities of our species may be the
start of another great Earth system revolution, but there is no
guarantee that this one will be successful. This book explains what
a successful transition through it might look like, if we are wise
enough to steer such a course.
This book places humanity in context as part of the Earth system,
using a new scientific synthesis to illustrate our debt to the deep
past and our potential for the future.
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