The Goldilocks Planet: The 4 Billion Year Story of Earth's Climate

by Jan Zalasiewicz and Mark Williams

Book Overview

Climate change is a major topic of concern today, scientifically, socially, and politically. It will undoubtedly continue to be so for the foreseeable future, as predicted changes in global temperatures, rainfall, and sea level take place, and as human society adapts to these changes.

In this remarkable new work, Jan Zalasiewicz and Mark Williams demonstrate how the Earth's climate has continuously altered over its 4.5 billion-year history...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199683506
• ISBN13: 9780199683505
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 7.6"