Geophysical and Climate Hazards
a very short introduction
$28.06
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
15 May 2024
Summary
Perilous Planet: Geophysical and Climate Hazards in a Warming World
In this Very Short Introduction, Bill McGuire offers a contemporary perspective on our planet’s hazards, examining their causes and consequences through the lens of global heating and climate destabilization.
Historically viewed as acts of nature or divine intervention, events like storms, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions have long shaped human history. However, the narrative is shifting…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780192874535 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0192874535 |
| Series: | Very Short Introductions |
| Author: | Bill McGuire |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Edition: | 3rd |
| Release Date: | 15 May 2024 |
| Weight: | 136g |
| Dimensions: | 174mm x 112mm x 8mm |
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About The Author
Bill McGuire
Bill McGuire is a volcanologist, climate scientist, activist, and writer. He is Professor Emeritus of Geophysical and Climate Hazards at UCL, a co-director of the New Weather Institute and a patron of Scientists for Global Responsibility. In 1996, he was a Senior Scientist at the Montserrat Volcano Observatory and in 2010 a member of SAGE during the Icelandic volcanic ash crisis. In 2005, he was a co-author of the UK Government report: The Role of Science in Natural Hazard Assessment. He was a contributor to the 2012 IPCC report on climate change and extreme events.
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