Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change [3 Printing ed.] 1596911255, 9781596911253
In 2006, it was estimated that nearly 29 million pounds of carbon dioxide were emitted into Earth's atmosphere. Thi
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Table of contents :
Cover......Page 1
Copyright page......Page 8
Author's Note......Page 11
Contents......Page 13
Preface......Page 15
Part I: Nature......Page 19
1 Shishmaref, Alaska......Page 21
2 A Warmer Sky......Page 49
3 Under the Glacier......Page 59
4 The Butterfly and the Toad......Page 81
Part II: Man......Page 103
5 The Curse of Akkad......Page 105
6 Floating Houses......Page 134
7 Business as Usual......Page 145
8 The Day After Kyoto......Page 162
9 Burlington, Vermont......Page 185
10 Man in the Anthropocene......Page 195
Chronology......Page 203
Acknowledgments......Page 207
1 Shishmaref, Alaska......Page 209
2 A Warmer Sky......Page 210
4 The Butterfly and the Toad......Page 211
5 The Curse of Akkad......Page 213
7 Business as Usual......Page 215
10 Man in the Anthropocene......Page 216
Index......Page 219
A Note on the Author......Page 225
A Note on the Type......Page 227
( --Other Releases-- )......Page 0
Cover......Page 1
Copyright page......Page 8
Author's Note......Page 11
Contents......Page 13
Preface......Page 15
Part I: Nature......Page 19
1 Shishmaref, Alaska......Page 21
2 A Warmer Sky......Page 49
3 Under the Glacier......Page 59
4 The Butterfly and the Toad......Page 81
Part II: Man......Page 103
5 The Curse of Akkad......Page 105
6 Floating Houses......Page 134
7 Business as Usual......Page 145
8 The Day After Kyoto......Page 162
9 Burlington, Vermont......Page 185
10 Man in the Anthropocene......Page 195
Chronology......Page 203
Acknowledgments......Page 207
1 Shishmaref, Alaska......Page 209
2 A Warmer Sky......Page 210
4 The Butterfly and the Toad......Page 211
5 The Curse of Akkad......Page 213
7 Business as Usual......Page 215
10 Man in the Anthropocene......Page 216
Index......Page 219
A Note on the Author......Page 225
A Note on the Type......Page 227
( --Other Releases-- )......Page 0
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