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Geophysical and Climate Hazards: A Very Short Introduction
Taschenbuch von Bill Mcguire
Sprache: Englisch

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In this Very Short Introduction Bill McGuire explores the potential catastrophes facing our planet. Assessing both the probability of these events happening in the future, and our chances of survival, this new edition brings our understanding of global disasters and risk research up to date by using recent case studies from around the world.
In this Very Short Introduction Bill McGuire explores the potential catastrophes facing our planet. Assessing both the probability of these events happening in the future, and our chances of survival, this new edition brings our understanding of global disasters and risk research up to date by using recent case studies from around the world.
Über den Autor
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.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Foreword

  • 1: Hazardous Earth

  • 2: Earthquakes and tsunamis

  • 3: The volcanic menace

  • 4: Storm force

  • 5: Fire and flood

  • 6: Existential threats and systemic shocks

  • Further Reading

  • Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Genre: Importe, Umwelt
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Ökologie
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Very Short Introductions
ISBN-13: 9780192874535
ISBN-10: 0192874535
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Mcguire, Bill
Auflage: 3. Auflage
Hersteller: Oxford University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Books on Demand GmbH, In de Tarpen 42, D-22848 Norderstedt, info@bod.de
Abbildungen: 20 illustrations
Maße: 166 x 112 x 20 mm
Von/Mit: Bill Mcguire
Erscheinungsdatum: 22.02.2024
Gewicht: 0,137 kg
Artikel-ID: 127285335
Über den Autor
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.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Foreword

  • 1: Hazardous Earth

  • 2: Earthquakes and tsunamis

  • 3: The volcanic menace

  • 4: Storm force

  • 5: Fire and flood

  • 6: Existential threats and systemic shocks

  • Further Reading

  • Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Genre: Importe, Umwelt
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Ökologie
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Very Short Introductions
ISBN-13: 9780192874535
ISBN-10: 0192874535
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Mcguire, Bill
Auflage: 3. Auflage
Hersteller: Oxford University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Books on Demand GmbH, In de Tarpen 42, D-22848 Norderstedt, info@bod.de
Abbildungen: 20 illustrations
Maße: 166 x 112 x 20 mm
Von/Mit: Bill Mcguire
Erscheinungsdatum: 22.02.2024
Gewicht: 0,137 kg
Artikel-ID: 127285335
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