The Trials of Gaia
Milestones in the Evolution of Earth with Reference to the Anthropocene
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Beschreibung
This books presents a documentation and resulting perspectives regarding James Lovelock's multidisciplinary evolution theory. It looks at past and current climate changes and their consequences, including detailed accounts of the global warming. The connection between climate trajectories and extreme weather events, including tropical and arctic fronts, cyclones, fire storms, tropical storms, acidification, tsunami, floods, sea level rise, are referred to in connection with recent developments. The book updates earlier accounts regarding extreme weather events and mass extinctions.
This books presents a documentation and resulting perspectives regarding James Lovelock's multidisciplinary evolution theory. It looks at past and current climate changes and their consequences, including detailed accounts of the global warming. The connection between climate trajectories and extreme weather events, including tropical and arctic fronts, cyclones, fire storms, tropical storms, acidification, tsunami, floods, sea level rise, are referred to in connection with recent developments. The book updates earlier accounts regarding extreme weather events and mass extinctions.
The book “The Trials of Gaia” is published in honour of the late Professor James Lovelock (26 July 1919 – 26 July 2022), the father of the Gaia theory.
Documents comparisons between current climate changes, historical and geological climate changes Elaborates the relevance of James Loovelock's Gaia theory Updates earlier accounts regarding extreme weather events and mass extinctions
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Andrew Yoram Glikson
Themen in »The Trials of Gaia«
History of the Atmosphere History of the Oceans Glaciation and De-glaciation Asteroid Impacts Mass Extinction