A Guide to the End of the World : Everything You Never Wanted to Know

McGuire, Bill

ISBN 10: 0192804529 / ISBN 13: 9780192804525

Editore: Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2004

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Riassunto:

Life on earth will come to an end. It's just a matter of when. A Guide to the End of the World focuses on the many potential catastrophes facing our planet and our species in the future, and looks at both the probability of these events happening and our chances of survival. Coverage extends from discussion of the likely consequences of the current global warming to the inevitable destruction of the earth in the far future, when it is enveloped by our giant, bloated sun. In between, other 'end of the world scenarios' will be examined, including the New Ice Age, asteroid and comet impact, supervolcanoes, and mega-tsunami.

Informazioni sugli autori:
Bill McGuire is Professor of Geohazards and Director of the Benfield Greig Hazard Research Centre, University College, London. He has worked on volcanoes all over the world, including Mount Etna, Rabaul, and Mount Pinatubo, is a member of the Association of British Sciences Writers, and a regular contributor to radio, television, and the press. He recently presented his own Radio 4 series on the forces of nature, and was featured in two Horizon programs as the leading British expert on volcanoes and mega-tsunami ('tidal waves'); these documentaries scored the highest ratings of the year on BBC2 (6 million).


Bill McGuire is Benfield Grieg Professor of Geophysical Hazards at University College London, and Director of the University's Benfield Grieg Hazard Research Centre.

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Titolo: A Guide to the End of the World : Everything...
Casa editrice: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Data di pubblicazione: 2004
Legatura: Brossura
Condizione: Very Good