| Becoming Dinosaurs: A Prehistoric Perspective on Climate Change Today Contributor(s): Trexler, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 1591520924 ISBN-13: 9781591520924 Publisher: Sweetgrass Books OUR PRICE: $28.49 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Global Warming & Climate Change - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) |
| Dewey: 363.738 |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 6.41" W x 9.22" (1.32 lbs) 196 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Unlike most books on climate change, this one examines the current trends in climate--and predictions for the future--relative to similar events in Earth's history. This history paints a picture of repeated cataclysms in which most life on Earth was lost. However, our planet now hosts a species potentially capable of mitigating, regulating, and/or moderating the factors affecting global climate. According to widely accepted data, we have a narrowing window of time to make the necessary changes before we become just another name on a long list of species wiped out through climate catastrophes. Trexler, a paleontologist in Montana, makes powerful and specific suggestions for how the challenges facing our planet can be lessened or avoided. |