Experimenting on a Small Planet: A Scholarly Entertainment

Experimenting on a Small Planet: A Scholarly Entertainment
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This book is a thorough introduction to climate science and global change. The author is a geologist who has spent much of his life investigating the climate of Earth from a time when it was warm and dinosaurs roamed the land, to today's changing climate. Bill Hay takes you on a journey to understand how the climate system works. He explores how humans are unintentionally conducting a grand uncontrolled experiment which is leading to unanticipated changes. We follow the twisting path of seemingly unrelated discoveries in physics, chemistry, biology, geology, and even mathematics to learn how they led to our present knowledge of how our planet works. He explains why the weather is becoming increasingly chaotic as our planet warms at a rate far faster than at any time in its geologic past. He speculates on possible future outcomes, and suggests that nature itself may make some unexpected course corrections. Although the book is written for the layman with little knowledge of science or mathematics, it includes information from many diverse fields to provide even those actively working in the field of climatology with a broader view of this developing drama. Experimenting on a Small Planet is a must read for anyone having more than a casual interest in global warming and climate change - one of the most important and challenging issues of our time.
Country USA
Brand Brand: Copernicus
Manufacturer Copernicus
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 287 black & white illustrations
UnitCount 1
EANs 9783642285592
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Brand: Copernicus
Manufacturer	Copernicus
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	287 black & white illustrations
UnitCount	1
EANs	9783642285592
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Experimenting on a Small Planet: A Scholarly Entertainment

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