Ice, mud, and blood
Subtitle: exploring climate through the ages
By: Chris Turney.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
Subjects: Climatology
Description: Imagine a world of wildly escalating temperatures, apocalyptic flooding, devastating storms and catastrophic sea level rise. This might sound like a prediction for the future or the storyline of a new Hollywood blockbuster but it's something quite different: it's our past. We need to decipher the past and learn from it. In Ice, Mud and Blood, professor Chris Turney explores the changing climate and the risks facing us today as we continue to drive our planet to new extremes.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Greenhouse; title: Snowball; title: A bit of a chill; title: A previous warmth; title: Atlantic armadas; title: A belch and a blast; title: Meltdown; title: Rise and fall; title: Drought, vines and frost fairs; title: The rising tide.