The complete Ice Age
Subtitle: how climate change shaped the world
By: edited by Brian Fagan
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780500051610
Subjects: Climatic changes; Effect of climate on; Paleontology; Environmental aspects; Prehistoric peoples; Paleoecology; Global warming; Human beings; Glacial epoch
Other titles: How climate change shaped the world
Description: "In this book, leading scientists weave a compelling story out of the most up-to-date discoveries in different fields of Ice Age research." "As the glaciers melted 10,000 years ago, our ancestors faced a staggering sea-level rise of 120 metres, far in excess of the relatively modest rise predicted for the 21st century. The final chapter issues a stark warning about the future of our planet and the consequences of our profligate lifestyles." "Magnificently illustrated with dramatic landscape photography, fossil remains of our ancestors and Ice Age beasts, and specially commissioned explanatory diagrams, The Complete Ice Age shows both the fragility of our climate system and the power of humans to adapt to the most extreme environmental challenges."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 232-233) and index.
Table of contents: title: Discovering the Ice Age / Brian Fagan; title: Searching for clues / Brian Fagan; title: How the Ice Age began / Mark Maslin; title: The climatic rollercoaster / Mark Maslin; title: The human story / John Hoffecker; title: The Ice Age bestiary / Hannah O'Regan; title: After the ice / Brian Fagan; title: Hot or cold future? / Mark Maslin.