Why Geology Matters Decoding the Past, Anticipating the Future

Name: Why Geology Matters Decoding the Past, Anticipating the Future
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ISBN: 9780520272712

ISBN-10: 0520272714

ISBN-13: 9780520272712

Edition: 2011

Authors: Doug Macdougall

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Volcanic dust, climate change, tsunamis, earthquakes--geoscience 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 Earth's 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…

Book details

List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 5/2/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

Doug Macdougallis Professor Emeritus of Earth Sciences at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego. He is the author ofNature's Clocks: How Scientists Measure the Age of Almost Everything;Frozen Earth: The Once and Future Story of Ice Ages(both from UC Press); andA Short History of Planet Earth.