McGuire, Bill, 1954-

Waking the giant : how a changing climate triggers earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes / Bill McGuire. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013. - 320 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm

Originally published: 2012.

Includes bibliographical references.

In the last 20,000 years, the world has flipped from icehouse to greenhouse, provoking earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic outbursts. Like a giant stirring from a long sleep, the Earth tossed and turned. In this title, Bill McGuire argues that climate change is once more setting the scene for the giant to reawaken.

9780199678754 (pbk.) : �11.99


Climatic changes.
Climatic changes--History.
Earthquakes.
Tsunamis.
Volcanic eruptions.
Popular Science and Mathematics.

QC903

551.6