global environmental change

Looks at how anthropocene is affecting the sciences, humanities, and politics.

"22 essays explore wide-ranging themes, including redefining materialism and environmental justice, assessing the risk and promise of technology, and celebrating place..."--Provided by publisher.

A collection of thirty-two essays by leading thinkers across the disciplines. These essays explore the Anthropocene from scientific, anthropological, social, artistic, and economic points of view. They seek to understand the drivers of human-induced environmental change as well as how people and planetary systems are adapting to such change. Each writer offers invaluable insight into Earth's future as the Anthropocene accelerates.

For the first time in Earth's history, our planet is experiencing a confluence of rapidly accelerating changes prompted by one species: humans. Climate change is only the most visible of the modifications we've made--up until this point, inadvertently--to the planet. And our current behavior threatens not only our own future but that of countless other creatures. By comparing Earth's story to those of other planets, astrobiologist David Grinspoon shows what a strange and novel development it is for a species to evolve to build machines, and ultimately, global societies with world-shaping influence.

"Hot bravely takes aim at perhaps the greatest climate threat of all: apathy." ? Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation.

Presents a discussion of the natural events and human activity that play a role in climate change, covering unexpected sources of greenhouse gases and local, national, and international efforts to combat the effects of global warming on the environment, with commentary by experts and noteworthy case studies.

You're traveling to Salisbury, England, to research the megalithic arrangement at Stonehenge, as well as some unusual crop circles nearby.

"In May 2014, the mountaineer and scientist John All fell into a crevasse near Everest and took a series of videos as he struggled to climb out 70 feet of ice and snow with fifteen broken bones ... He's also won a footrace for his life with a wild hyena, stepped on a black mamba in the African bush, and scaled Everest - all in pursuit of his true passion: the future of adaptation to our world's changing climate ... [This book is his] report from the extremes ... [and relates his message] about the impact of climate change"--Provided by publisher.

Chronicles the author's travels around the world to meet with individuals who are trying extreme and innovative measures to address environmental problems. The accounts are organized by ecosystem.