paleoclimatology

Argues that the Earth undergoes cycles of climate cooling, which result in population crashes, explaining how humans have had to evolve as a species in order to survive those cycles.

In 2013 the Pew Research Center conducted a poll of more than 37,000 people in 39 countries and found that more than half believe climate change is a major threat. Through a narrative-driven pro/con format supported by relevant facts, quotes, anecdotes, and full-color illustrations this title examines issues related to climate change.

Tells the story of scientist Paul Hoffman's attempts to prove his theory that the Earth experienced a climatic catastrophe 700 million years ago that left the planet completely frozen over, an event that triggered the Cambrian Explosion in complex life forms.

Presents information on how the atmosphere produces weather, the general circulation of the atmosphere, the transport of heat by oceans, and the role of evaporation and condensation; and looks at how the weather has changed over time, theories of why those changes have occurred, and their impact on the world.

Explores how plants have influenced the climate, evolution, and diversity of Earth over the last 470 million years, drawing on archaeological and scientific evidence to reveal the role of plants in the development of the planet's biodiversity.

Paleontologist Peter Ward recounts his investigation into the events surrounding a cataclysmic event that took place more than two hundred million years ago and destroyed nearly ninety-seven percent of all living things.

Traces the history of global climate changes as revealed by reading the annual rings of ice from cores drilled in Greenland in the 1990s.

Examines how dinosaurs survived in the polar regions, and discusses evidence found in bones, teeth, trackways, and skin impressions that reveals information on the cold temperatures, what plants grew, and other related topics.

Examines the causes and effects of ice ages throughout history, tracing the development of scientific ideas about ice ages and profiling the lives of men and women who have contributed to the understanding of why and how ice ages happen.