Frozen earth : the once and future story of ice ages /

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In this engrossing and accessible book, Doug Macdougall explores the causes and effects of ice ages that have gripped our planet throughout its history, from the earliest known glaciation-nearly three billion years ago-to the present. Following the development of scientific ideas about these dramati...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Macdougall, J. D., 1944-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Glacial epoch.
Paleoclimatology.
Global environmental change.
Époque glaciaire.
Paléoclimatologie.
Changement global (Environnement)
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Sedimentology & Stratigraphy.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geology.
Glacial epoch
Global environmental change
Paleoclimatology
IJstijden.
Geology.
Earth & Environmental Sciences.
Stratigraphy.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Ice, ice ages, and our planet's climate history
  • Fire, water, and God
  • Glaciers and fossil fish
  • The evidence
  • Searching for the cause of ice ages
  • Defrosting earth
  • The ice age cycles
  • Our planet's icy past
  • Coring for the details
  • Ice ages, climate, and evolution
  • The last millennium
  • Ice ages and the future.

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