Ne Vies on an Old Planet [Paperback]

This 1994 book provides a historical account of the global change.In the decade since this award-winning book on earth history was first published, much has been learned and confirmed. This newly revised and updated edition accordingly includes chapters on how we can improve our grasp on geological time as well as the greenhouse effect and its future ramifications.In the decade since this award-winning book on earth history was first published, much has been learned and confirmed. This newly revised and updated edition accordingly includes chapters on how we can improve our grasp on geological time as well as the greenhouse effect and its future ramifications.Earth Science is history, and because the earth is changing every day, earth history is being added every moment. Professor van Andel's now famous book on earth history interweaves three main themes: the evolution of the solid earth; the history of oceans and atmospheres; and the evolution of life. In the decade since this award-winning book was first published, much new information has been learned and confirmed, and Dr. van Andel draws on this wealth of knowledge to thoroughly revise and update the text. There is a new chapter on how we can improve our grasp on geological time and, mindful of the current interest in global change, new sections describe the greenhouse effect and address its possible future ramifications. In prose that is both concise and compelling and with a glossary and suggestions for further reading New Views on an Old Planet: A History of Global Change, makes earth history appealing to the general reader .Part I. Foundations: 1. Reading the record of the rocks; 2. Perspective on time; Part II. Climate Past and Present: The Ice Age: 3. Climate and climate change; 4. Portrait of an ice age; 5. Explaining glaciations; Part III. Drifting Continents, Rising Mountains: 6. Continental drift and plate tectonics; 7. Continental breakup and continental drift; 8. Converging plates and collidilã,