Author: Michael Allaby and Collins with Contributors and Guy Dauncey and Tim Flannery and Elizabeth Kolbert and Bjorn Lomborg and Mark Lynas and Fred Pearce
Title: Fragile Earth
Description: Collins 2006 Hardback, 272pp. Natural disasters, climate change, the exploitation of the world's resources and human development are changing our planet at a relentless pace. Now, using stunning images from the air, land and space, this large format book brings together the most dramatic natural and man-made events.You can trace, building-by-building, the path Hurricane Katrina took through New Orleans; or see clearly the damage done to the presidential palace in Baghdad during the war in Iraq. Each set of carefully selected 'before and after' pictures is combined with detailed explanations allowing you to understand exactly what has happened to our planet in the past, and what is likely to happen in the future.- Restless earthEarthquakes, Volcanoes, Tsunamis, Landslides- Extreme stormsHurricanes, Tornadoes, Dust storms, Snow storms, Extreme weather- Human's constructionGrowth of cities, population expansion, land reclamation, dam construction, improvement in infrastructure, Mining- Human's destructionConflict, terrorism, deforestation- Advancing desertsDesertification, shrinking lakes, water resources- Big ThawRetreating glaciers, shrinking ice caps. Disappearing lakes thawing permaforst- Great floodRivers/lakes flooding, sea level rise- Future viewsWhat does the future hold for this fragile earth?. (ISBN: 9780007233144). Very Good.

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