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The Resource Waking the giant : how a changing climate triggers earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes, Bill McGuire

Waking the giant : how a changing climate triggers earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes, Bill McGuire

Label
Waking the giant : how a changing climate triggers earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes
Title
Waking the giant
Title remainder
how a changing climate triggers earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes
Statement of responsibility
Bill McGuire
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"Human-induced climate change is waking the slumbering giant beneath our feet once again. We could be on track to bequeath to our children, and their children, not only a far hotter world, but also a more geologically dangerous one."--Back of jacket
Cataloging source
BTCTA
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1954-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
McGuire, Bill
Dewey number
551.6
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
LC call number
QC903
LC item number
.M396 2012
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Climatic changes
  • Climatic changes
  • Climatic changes
  • Global temperature changes
  • Earthquakes
  • Tsunamis
  • Volcanic eruptions
  • Environmental responsibility
  • Paleoclimatology
Label
Waking the giant : how a changing climate triggers earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes, Bill McGuire
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-282) and index
Contents
The storm after the calm -- Once and future climate -- Nice day for an eruption -- Bouncing back -- Earth in motion -- Water, water, everywhere -- Reawakening the giant
Dimensions
25 cm.
Extent
xiv, 303 p.
Isbn
9780199592265
Isbn Type
(hbk. : acid-free paper)
Other physical details
ill., maps
System control number
  • (OCoLC)752069075
  • 1798489
  • 1756070
  • (OCoLC)ocn752069075
  • (OCoLC)752069075
  • 1756070
  • (OCoLC)ocn752069075
  • 1798489
Label
Waking the giant : how a changing climate triggers earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes, Bill McGuire
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-282) and index
Contents
The storm after the calm -- Once and future climate -- Nice day for an eruption -- Bouncing back -- Earth in motion -- Water, water, everywhere -- Reawakening the giant
Dimensions
25 cm.
Extent
xiv, 303 p.
Isbn
9780199592265
Isbn Type
(hbk. : acid-free paper)
Other physical details
ill., maps
System control number
  • (OCoLC)752069075
  • 1798489
  • 1756070
  • (OCoLC)ocn752069075
  • (OCoLC)752069075
  • 1756070
  • (OCoLC)ocn752069075
  • 1798489

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