Bill McGuire is a compelling voice exploring the profound connections between our changing climate and the earth's most dramatic geological events. His writings delve into the science of geophysical hazards, examining how shifts in our environment can trigger seismic and volcanic activity. With a focus on actionable solutions and speculative fiction, McGuire's work challenges readers to confront existential threats and consider our collective responsibility for the planet's future.
In this Very Short Introduction Bill McGuire explores the potential catastrophes facing our planet. Assessing both the probability of these events happening in the future, and our chances of survival, this new edition brings our understanding of global disasters and risk research up to date by using recent case studies from around the world.
We inhabit a planet in peril. Our once temperate world is locked on course to become a hothouse entirely of our own making.
Hacking the Earth might be the last thing we ever do. Sometimes, when you're in a hole, it's best to stop digging. This applies as much to messing with the climate as anything else, except even more so.
In this Very Short Introduction Bill McGuire explores the potential catastrophes facing our planet. Assessing both the probability of these events happening in the future, and our chances of survival, this new edition brings our understanding of global disasters and risk research up to date, by using recent case studies from around the world.
The last 20,000 years has seen our world flip from icehouse to greenhouse, provoking earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic outbursts. Like a giant stirring from a long sleep, the Earth beneath our feet tossed and turned. Bill McGuire argues that climate change is once more setting the scene for the giant to reawaken, and we can already see the signs.
The Questions ...and Answers
We can save the planet in seven years and Bill McGuire is here to tell us how. For the past decade, Professor McGuire has been running the largest academic hazard research center in Europe, advising governments and multinationals on natural disasters and climate change. In Seven Years to Save the Planet , he explains how each one of us, acting collectively, can make a real difference in the battle to control carbon emissions, with his comprehensive plan of attack and a few simple steps, we can halt and reverse this disastrous process for good. Anyone concerned about the future of this planet will find this startling text an essential read. The time for change is now.
Focusing on the often-overlooked interactions between ordinary citizens of the United States and the former Soviet Union, this book delves into personal experiences and cultural exchanges. It explores the treatment of Russian-speaking Americans in the Soviet Union, the enthusiasm of Soviet citizens for American cultural exhibitions, and the intricacies of diplomatic trips organized by the US State Department. Additionally, it examines the surprising encounters between Soviet delegations and American groups, along with changes in hiring practices at the Voice of America.