Water from Heaven – The Story of Water from the Big Bang to the Rise of Civilization and Beyond
Autor Robert Kandelen Limba Engleză Paperback – 2 mar 2006
How do the famous El Niño and La Niña events in the Pacific affect our weather? What clues can water provide scientists in search of evidence of climate changes of the past, and how does it complicate their predictions of future global warming? Finally, Water from Heaven deals with the role of water in the rise and fall of civilizations. As nations grapple over watershed rights and pollution controls, water is poised to supplant oil as the most contested natural resource of the new century. The vast majority of water "used" today is devoted to large-scale agriculture and though water is a renewable resource, it is not an infinite one. Already many parts of the world are running up against the limits of what is readily available.
Water from Heaven is, in short, the full story of water and all its remarkable properties. It spans from water's beginnings during the formation of stars, all the way through the origin of the solar system, the evolution of life on Earth, the rise of civilization, and what will happen in the future. Dealing with the physical, chemical, biological, and political importance of water, this book transforms our understanding of our most precious, and abused, resource. Robert Kandel shows that water presents us with a series of crucial questions and pivotal choices that will change the way you look at your next glass of water.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780231122450
ISBN-10: 0231122454
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 199 x 227 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Editura: Columbia University Press
Locul publicării:United States
ISBN-10: 0231122454
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 199 x 227 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Editura: Columbia University Press
Locul publicării:United States
Notă biografică
Robert Kandel
Cuprins
Preface
Acknowledgments
Prologue
Part 1. Water in the Universe: From the Big Bang to the Appearance of Man
1. Beginnings
2. The Churning of the Earth
3. Origin and Evolution of Life
4. Catastrophes
5. Ice, Moon, and Planets
Part 2: Water in Today's World
6. Water and Energy Cycles
7. Winds, Waves, and Currents
8. Water's Deep Memories
9. Clouds, Rain, and Angry Skies
10. Earth's Water, Between Sky and Sea
Part 3: Water in Human History: Past and Future
11. Water and Man's Rise to Civilization
12. Problems for the Twenty-First Century
13. Butterflies and Humans in a Warming Greenhouse
14. Back to the Ice Age?
15. Conclusion—the End of the Story?
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
Prologue
Part 1. Water in the Universe: From the Big Bang to the Appearance of Man
1. Beginnings
2. The Churning of the Earth
3. Origin and Evolution of Life
4. Catastrophes
5. Ice, Moon, and Planets
Part 2: Water in Today's World
6. Water and Energy Cycles
7. Winds, Waves, and Currents
8. Water's Deep Memories
9. Clouds, Rain, and Angry Skies
10. Earth's Water, Between Sky and Sea
Part 3: Water in Human History: Past and Future
11. Water and Man's Rise to Civilization
12. Problems for the Twenty-First Century
13. Butterflies and Humans in a Warming Greenhouse
14. Back to the Ice Age?
15. Conclusion—the End of the Story?
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Descriere
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Covering a vast array of scientific fields and recent discoveries, this book tracks a remarkable substance in its liquid, solid, and gaseous states as it cycles through the seas, the atmosphere, land, icecaps and under the earth. Robert Kandel describes what we humans are doing to the water cycle and the climate and explains where we are heading.
Covering a vast array of scientific fields and recent discoveries, this book tracks a remarkable substance in its liquid, solid, and gaseous states as it cycles through the seas, the atmosphere, land, icecaps and under the earth. Robert Kandel describes what we humans are doing to the water cycle and the climate and explains where we are heading.