Winner of the Association of Earth Science Editors Outstanding Publication Award

"A wonderful compilation of the things that can happen when our planet does no more than turn in it's long sleep." - James Lovelock

"A look at the causes and effects of natural disaster on Earth and it's inhabitants from the beninning of time through the ages." - Science News

"Mixing lively nature with informative graphics and spectacular photographs, Robinson has produced an absorbing book." - Publisher's Weekly

What causes an earthquake? When will another big shock shake Tokyo or Los Angeles? Can people create deserts? How are the ozone layer and greenhouse effect interlinked? Is global warming a force of Nature - or of man?

This revised edition of Andrew Robinson's compelling and informative book, illustrated with marvelous photographs and specially commissioned artwork, draws on the dramatic evidence of recent years to evaluate the state of the planet - and man's effect on it - in the new century. Each force of Nature is separately described, dissected and fitted into the jigsaw puzzle of global environmental change.

Andrew Robinson, a King's Scholar at Eton, holds degrees from Oxford University and from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. His books include The Story of Writing: Alphabets, Hieroglyphs and Pictograms, also published by Thames & Hudson.

Contents

• Man and Nature
• Earth, Ocean, Atmosphere & Life
• Earthquakes
• Volcanoes
• Thunderstorms, Hurricanes, Tornadoes and Lightning
• Floods, Dambursts and Tsunamis
• Deserts, Droughts, Wildfires and Desertification
• Avalanches, Glaciers and Ice Ages
• Global Climatic Change
• Man and Nature: A Chronology
• Suggestions for Further Reading
• Sources of Illustrations

A high-quality soft-cover book with 281 illustrations, 138 in colour

Pages: 304

Condition: NEW

Size: 26 x 19 cm