Geophysical and Climate Hazards, 3rd Edition
A Very Short Introduction
$21.95
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
15 May 2024
Summary
Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring
In this Very Short Introduction, Bill McGuire takes a fresh look at our sometimes perilous planet, and evaluates the causes and consequences of what used to be thought of as ‘natural’ hazards through the prism of planetary heating and the continuing destabilising of our climate.
Our world has always been a dangerous and deadly place, and storms, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic blasts have taken an enormous toll…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780192874535 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0192874535 |
| Author: | Bill McGuire |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Edition: | 3rd |
| Release Date: | 15 May 2024 |
| Weight: | 136g |
| Dimensions: | 8mm x 112mm x 174mm |
| Series: | Very Short Introductions |
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Bill McGuire
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.
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