Global Catastrophes: A Very Short Introduction
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.
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-19-871593-1
- EAN: 9780198715931
- Produktnummer: 16266900
- Verlag: Oxford Academic
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Seitenangabe: 152 S.
- Masse: H17.8 cm x B11.8 cm x D0.7 cm 120 g
- Abbildungen: 20 black and white illustrations
- Gewicht: 120
Über den Autor
Bill McGuire is an academic, science writer, and broadcaster. He is currently Professor of Geophysical and Climate Hazards at University College London. He was a member of the UK Government Natural Hazard Working Group established in January 2005, in the wake of the Indian Ocean tsunami, and in 2010 a member of the Science Advisory Group in Emergencies (SAGE) addressing the Icelandic volcanic ash problem. His latest book Waking the Giant: How a Changing Climate Triggers Earthquakes, Tsunamis, and Volcanoes published in 2012. He presented the BBC Radio 4 series, Disasters in Waiting and Scientists Under Pressure and the End of the World Reports on Channel 5 and Sky News.
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