Our fragile moment : how lessons from Earth's past can help us survive the climate crisis
Mann, Michael E., 1965-2023
Book
"The conditions that allowed humans to live on Earth are incredibly fragile. Climate variability has at times created new niches that humans or their ancestors could potentially exploit, and challenges that at times have spurred innovation. But there's a relatively narrow envelope of climate variability within which human civilization remains viable, and our survival depends on conditions remaining within that range. In this book, renowned climate scientist Michael Mann provides readers with the knowledge necessary to appreciate the gravity of the unfolding climate crisis, while emboldening them to act before it is too late"-- Provided by publisher.
Main title:
Author:
Mann, Michael E., 1965-, author
Imprint:
Melbourne : Scribe, 2023.©2023
Collation:
vii, 306 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-289) and index.
Contents:
Our moment beginsGaia and Medea : snowball Earth and the faint young SunThe great dying wasn't so greatMighty brontosaurus : don't you have a lesson for us?Hothouse EarthA message in the iceBeyond the hockey stickPast is prologue. Or is it?
ISBN:
9781761380563 (paperback)
Dewey class:
363.738746
Language:
English
BRN:
455413