Waking the giant

how a changing climate triggers earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes

303 pages

Langue : English

Publié 22 décembre 2012 par Oxford University Press.

ISBN :
978-0-19-959226-5
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Numéro OCLC :
752069075

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"The ground beneath our feet may seem safe and solid, but earthquakes, volcanic blasts and other hazardous natural phenomena leave us in no doubt that this isn't the case. The Earth is a dynamic planet of shifting tectonic plates that is responsive to change, particularly when there is a dramatic climate transition. We know that at the end of the last Ice Age, as the great glaciers disappeared, the release in pressure allowed the crust beneath to bounce back. At the same time, staggering volumes of melt water poured into the ocean basins, warping and bending the crust around their margins. The resulting tossing and turning provoked a huge resurgence in volcanic activity, seismic shocks, and monstrous landslides -- the last both above the waves and below. The frightening truth is that temperature rises expected this century are in line with those at the end of the Ice Age. All …

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Sujets

  • Environmental aspects
  • Climatic changes
  • Tsunamis
  • Earthquakes
  • Volcanic eruptions