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Our planet’s hazards are no longer natural; they’re amplified by climate change.

Geophysical and Climate Hazards, 3rd Edition

A Very Short Introduction

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    160 pages

  • Release Date

    15 May 2024

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Summary

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring

In this Very Short Introduction, Bill McGuire takes a fresh look at our sometimes perilous planet, and evaluates the causes and consequences of what used to be thought of as ‘natural’ hazards through the prism of planetary heating and the continuing destabilising of our climate.

Our world has always been a dangerous and deadly place, and storms, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic blasts have taken an enormous toll…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780192874535
ISBN-10:0192874535
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:8mm x 112mm x 174mm
Series:Very Short Introductions
Geophysical and Climate Hazards, 3rd Edition by Bill McGuire - ISBN: 9780192874535
112 × 174 mm
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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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