This compelling account charts the relentless trajectory of humankind across time and geography, and its changing survival patterns, from several million years ago when our ancient ancestors roamed the African Savannah to today's populous, industrialised, globalising world.
"It is worse, much worse, than you think. If your anxiety about global warming is dominated by fears of sea-level rise, you are barely scratching the surface of what terrors are possible. In California, wildfires now rage year-round, destroying thousands of homes. Across the US,…
Riesgos naturales: procesos de la Tierra como riesgos, desastres y catástrofes es un estudio de nivel universitario sobre los procesos de la superficie terrestre que tienen un impacto directo, a menudo repentino y violento, en la humanidad. Este libro combina principios de geolo…
"Climate Change Impacts on Coastal Soil and Water Management discusses the latest approaches for monitoring soil and water degradation in coastal regions under current climate conditions and as well as potential further changes in the future. It presents an overview of climate c…
Climate change: five years after Kyoto
"This book explains the scale, scope, pace, and character of environmental change around the world since the middle of the twentieth century as well as the reasons behind it. From the biology of the deep ocean to the chemistry of the stratosphere, and almost everywhere in betwee…