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  • The Fate of the World

    A history and future of the climate crisis

    by Bill McGuire ...
    Why past climate change tells us it's almost too late.A warning and a rallying-cry.'Read it and weep, or read it and win' Chris PackhamA global refugee crisis. Extreme storms. Agriculture devastated. Economic ruin. Societal collapse. These are not just possibilities but likely outcomes of our ongoing failure to stem greenhouse gas emissions — and in our lifetimes. This alarming book explains why.< ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Hothouse Earth

    An Inhabitant's Guide

    by Bill McGuire ...
    'It's a paradox but this was one of the most chilling books I've read this year. It's the definitive guide to where we're heading' ANTHONY HOROWITZ'The Earth is already in a dangerous phase of heating. Many scientists admit privately to actually being "scared" by recent weather extremes. But the public doesn't like pessimism, so we environment journalists hint at future optimism. This book ... Read more

    $14.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Waking the Giant

    How a changing climate triggers earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes

    by Bill McGuire ...
    Twenty thousand years ago our planet was an icehouse. Temperatures were down six degrees; ice sheets kilometres thick buried much of Europe and North America and sea levels were 130m lower. The following 15 millennia saw an astonishing transformation as our planet metamorphosed into the temperate world upon which our civilisation has grown and thrived. One of the most dynamic periods in Earth ... Read more

    $14.29 USD

  • Geophysical and Climate Hazards

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Bill McGuire ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring In this Very Short Introduction Bill McGuire takes a fresh look at our sometimes perilous planet, and evaluates the causes and consequences of what used to be thought of as 'natural' hazards through the prism of planetary heating and the continuing destabilising of our climate. Our world has always been a dangerous and deadly place, and storms, ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Surviving Armageddon

    Solutions for a threatened planet

    by Bill McGuire ...
    The Asian tsunami of Christmas 2004 killed more than a quarter of a million people and shattered the lives of many more. The ruthless indifference of the forces of nature to our fragile existence on the surface of the planet could not have been more shockingly demonstrated, nor the sheer scale of their power more tragically displayed. Massive earthquakes and super-eruptions, collision with vast ... Read more

    $11.39 USD

  • Global Catastrophes

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Bill McGuire ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Life on earth will come to an end. It's just a matter of when. In this Very Short Introduction, Bill McGuire explores the many potential catastrophes facing our planet and our species in the future, and looks at both the probability of these events happening and our chances of survival. From the likely consequences of global warming to the inevitable destruction of the earth in the far future, ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Global Catastrophes: A Very Short Introduction

    by Bill McGuire ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions;Very Short Introductions;Very Short Introductions
    Life on earth will come to an end. It's just a matter of when. Global Catastrophes: A Very Short Introduction focuses on the many potential catastrophes facing our planet and our species in the future, and looks at both the probability of these events happening and our chances of survival. Coverage extends from discussion of the likely consequences of the current global warming to the inevitable ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Hothouse Earth

    by Bill McGuire ...
    Narrated by Mike Cooper ...
    Series series Hot Science

    Unabridged

    5 hours 8 min

    "Providing a post-COP26 perspective on the climate emergency, Hothouse Earth: An Inhabitant's Guide acknowledges that it is now practically impossible to keep this side of the 1.5°C dangerous climate-change guardrail. The upshot is that we can no longer dodge the arrival of a disastrous, all-pervasive climate breakdown that will come as a hammer blow to global society and economy. Bill McGuire, ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    The Fate of the World

    A history and future of the climate crisis

    by Bill McGuire ...
    Narrated by Kaffe Keating ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 38 min

    Why past climate change tells us it's almost too late.A warning and a rallying-cry.'Read it and weep, or read it and win' Chris PackhamA global refugee crisis. Extreme storms. Agriculture devastated. Economic ruin. Societal collapse. These are not just possibilities but likely outcomes of our ongoing failure to stem greenhouse gas emissions — and in our lifetimes. This alarming book explains why.< ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Monitoring Active Volcanoes

    Strategies, Procedures and Techniques

    Edited by Bill McGuire, Christopher R. J. Kilburn, John Murray ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    Originally published in 1995, Monitoring Active Volcanoes is a comprehensive text which addresses the importance of volcano surveillance in the context of forecasting eruptive activity and mitigating its effects. The traditional core of seismic and ground deformation monitoring is discussed, along with more innovative techniques involving the recording of microgravity and micromagnetic variations, ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Climate Forcing of Geological Hazards

    Edited by Bill McGuire, Mark A. Maslin ...
    Climate Forcing of Geological Hazards provides a valuable new insight into how climate change is able to influence, modulate and trigger geological and geomorphological phenomena, such as earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions and landslides; ultimately increasing the risk of natural hazards in a warmer world. Taken together, the chapters build a panorama of a field of research that is only now ... Read more

    $123.00 USD

  • Buzz Beaker and the Speed Secret

    by Cari Meister ...
    Illustrated by Bill McGuire ...
    Series series Buzz Beaker Books
    Buzz enters a downhill ski race to test his latest invention. It is a paint that makes his skis go super fast! But when he sees the other skiers in their fancy gear, Buzz feels nervous. Will his speed secret be enough to bring him a win? ... Read more

    $19.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus