The complete Ice Age : how climate change shaped the world / edited by Brian Fagan.

The complete Ice Age : how climate change shaped the world / edited by Brian Fagan.

9780500051610
0500051615

New York : Thames & Hudson, 2009.

English

240 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 27 cm

QE697 .C67 2009

551.792

"In this book, leading scientists weave a compelling story out of the most up-to-date discoveries in different fields of Ice Age research." "As the glaciers melted 10,000 years ago, our ancestors faced a staggering sea-level rise of 120 metres, far in excess of the relatively modest rise predicted for the 21st century. The final chapter issues a stark warning about the future of our planet and the consequences of our profligate lifestyles." "Magnificently illustrated with dramatic landscape photography, fossil remains of our ancestors and Ice Age beasts, and specially commissioned explanatory diagrams, The Complete Ice Age shows both the fragility of our climate system and the power of humans to adapt to the most extreme environmental challenges."--BOOK JACKET.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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