Frozen Earth: The Once and Future Story of Ice Ages 9780520954946

In this engrossing and accessible book, Doug Macdougall explores the causes and effects of ice ages that have gripped ou

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English Pages 278 [282] Year 2013

Table of contents :
CONTENTS
ILLUSTRATIONS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
PREFACE TO THE 2013 EDITION
CHAPTER ONE. Ice, Ice Ages, and Our Planet’s Climate History
CHAPTER TWO. Fire, Water, and God
CHAPTER THREE. Glaciers and Fossil Fish
CHAPTER FOUR. The Evidence
CHAPTER FIVE. Searching for the Cause of Ice Ages
CHAPTER SIX. Defrosting Earth
CHAPTER SEVEN. The Ice Age Cycles
CHAPTER EIGHT. Our Planet’s Icy Past
CHAPTER NINE. Coring for the Details
CHAPTER TEN. Ice Ages, Climate, and Evolution
CHAPTER ELEVEN. The Last Millennium
CHAPTER TWELVE. Ice Ages and the Future
SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING
INDEX

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