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(0)Mark Maslin
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Very short introductions volume 118
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"Climate Change: A Very Short Introduction examines the science, the history and the politics of climate change. Drawing on the latest science from the recent IPCC reports, this VSI examines the potential catastrophic impacts of climate change in the future. Global awareness of climate change has grown very rapidly, as shown by the wide support for campaigners like Greta Thunberg and groups like Extinction Rebellion, and the declaration by many governments...
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An exploration of the Anthropocene and "a relentless reckoning of how we, as a species, got ourselves into the mess we're in today" (The Wall Street Journal).
Meteorites, mega-volcanoes, and plate tectonics-the old forces of nature-have transformed Earth for millions of years. They are now joined by a new geological force-humans. Our actions have driven Earth into a new geological epoch, the Anthropocene. For the first time in our home planet's 4.5-billion-year...
