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Douglas Macdougall - Why Geology Matters: Decoding the Past, Anticipating the
Future
Published: 2011-05-02 | ISBN: 0520266420, 0520272714 | EPUB + MOBI | 304 pages |
5.79 MB
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 from Earth's past and shows how that legacy shapes our
understanding of today's human-caused climate change. We find that geoscience
in fact illuminates many of today's most pressing issues—the availability of
energy, access to fresh water, sustainable agriculture, maintaining
biodiversity—and we discover how, by applying new technologies and ideas, we
can use it to prepare for the future.
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