When the Planet Rages: Natural Disasters, Global Warming and the Future of the Earth

Officer, Charles; Page, Jake

ISBN 10: 019537701X / ISBN 13: 9780195377019

Published by Oxford University Press (edition 1), 2009

About this Item

It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: When the Planet Rages: Natural Disasters, Global Warming and the Future of the Earth
• Publisher: Oxford University Press (edition 1)
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 019537701X
• ISBN 13: 9780195377019
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1.
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

When the Planet Rages describes some of the great events of environmental history, from natural calamities such as the Lisbon earthquake of 1755 and the ice ages, to man-made disasters such as Chernobyl, acid rain, and the depletion of the ozone layer. Officer and Page provide fascinating discussions of meteorites and comets; of the demise of mammoths, mastodons, and dinosaurs; and of great floods that have swept the earth. But they also show that human activity can make trouble for nature, from the depletion of natural resources to air and water pollution.

About the Author

Charles Officer is Research Professor in the Earth Sciences Department and Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College.

Jake Page has written some 450 books of fiction and nonfiction along with hundreds of magazine articles and columns, mostly on the natural sciences and American Indian affairs. He writes a regular column for Destination Discovery called "Jake's Page".