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OverviewThe Asian tsunami of December 2004 killed a third of a million people, and made the Earth wobble slightly on its axis. The world was shocked. Yet we know that such massive catastrophes have happened many times before in Earth's history. Could a natural disaster of this magnitude happen again? Certainly. It is only a question of when. And earthquakes and volcanic eruptions aren't the only natural hazards that face us: we have only just begun to monitor the rocks in space that might be coming our way, and some of us have yet to wake up to the dangers of global warming. Can we survive? Yes, replies Bill McGuire. In Surviving Armageddon he guides us through the latest approaches being researched to prevent global catastrophes, or at least to minimise their effect. Solutions range from the bizarre - filling the stratosphere with millions of tiny reflective balloons to block the sun's rays, to the realistic - the lubrication of earthquake faults, the capture and storage of atmospheric carbon dioxide, and rockets to nudge asteroids off collision courses with the Earth. Bill McGuire argues that we can make a genuine bid to get through what nature throws at us - providing we take the risks seriously. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Bill McGuirePublisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 12.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 19.60cm Weight: 0.399kg ISBN: 9780192805713ISBN 10: 0192805711 Pages: 248 Publication Date: 09 June 2005 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Awaiting stock  Table of ContentsPreface; 1. The Heebie Gee-gees; 2. Defending the Earth; 3. Tackling the Tectonic Threat; 4. Walking the Climate Change Tightrope; Epilogue: Doom or Bloom?ReviewsThis book provides solutions rather than problems to natural and man-made disasters that threaten our planet, and concludes optimistically with ways to use technology to protect our society from global catastrophe, as well as to foster an environment where all life on earth can thrive. Author InformationBill McGuire is Professor of Geohazards and Director of the Benfield Greig Hazard Research Centre. He has authored or edited over a hundred books, papers, and articles, including Apocalypse - a Natural History of Global Disasters; Raging Planet - the Tectonic Threat to Life on Earth; and A Guide to the End of the World - Everything you Never Wanted to Know (OUP 2002). A regular contributor to radio, television, and the press on hazard-related matters, he was the focus of the Carlton Television First Edition programme Disaster Man in 1999 and has presented two disaster-related series for BBC Radio 4. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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