Burning Planet

The Story of Fire Through Time

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Biological Sciences, Environmental Science, Nature
Cover of the book Burning Planet by Andrew C. Scott, OUP Oxford
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Andrew C. Scott ISBN: 9780191054068
Publisher: OUP Oxford Publication: March 13, 2018
Imprint: OUP Oxford Language: English
Author: Andrew C. Scott
ISBN: 9780191054068
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Publication: March 13, 2018
Imprint: OUP Oxford
Language: English

Raging wildfires have devastated vast areas of California and Australia in recent years, and predictions are that we will see more of the same in coming years, as a result of climate change. But this is nothing new. Since the dawn of life on land, large-scale fires have played their part in shaping life on Earth. Andrew Scott tells the whole story of fire's impact on our planet's atmosphere, climate, vegetation, ecology, and the evolution of plant and animal life. It has caused mass extinctions, and it has propelled the spread of flowering plants. The exciting evidence we can now draw on has been preserved in fossilized charcoal, found in rocks hundreds of millions of years old, from all over the world. These reveal incredibly fine details of prehistoric plants, and tell us about climates from deep in earth's history. They also give us insight into how early hominids and humans tamed fire and used it. Looking at the impact of wildfires in our own time, Scott also looks forward to how we might better manage them in future, as climate change has an increasing effect on our world.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Raging wildfires have devastated vast areas of California and Australia in recent years, and predictions are that we will see more of the same in coming years, as a result of climate change. But this is nothing new. Since the dawn of life on land, large-scale fires have played their part in shaping life on Earth. Andrew Scott tells the whole story of fire's impact on our planet's atmosphere, climate, vegetation, ecology, and the evolution of plant and animal life. It has caused mass extinctions, and it has propelled the spread of flowering plants. The exciting evidence we can now draw on has been preserved in fossilized charcoal, found in rocks hundreds of millions of years old, from all over the world. These reveal incredibly fine details of prehistoric plants, and tell us about climates from deep in earth's history. They also give us insight into how early hominids and humans tamed fire and used it. Looking at the impact of wildfires in our own time, Scott also looks forward to how we might better manage them in future, as climate change has an increasing effect on our world.

More books from OUP Oxford

Cover of the book Oxford Studies in Metaethics Volume 14 by Andrew C. Scott
Cover of the book Liquidated Damages and Penalty Clauses by Andrew C. Scott
Cover of the book God Is Not a Story by Andrew C. Scott
Cover of the book Genomics: A Very Short Introduction by Andrew C. Scott
Cover of the book The Centered Mind by Andrew C. Scott
Cover of the book A History of Haematology by Andrew C. Scott
Cover of the book The Triumph of the Moon:A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft by Andrew C. Scott
Cover of the book Happiness: A Very Short Introduction by Andrew C. Scott
Cover of the book Relativity Made Relatively Easy by Andrew C. Scott
Cover of the book Britain Since 1945 by Andrew C. Scott
Cover of the book Scotland's Populations from the 1850s to Today by Andrew C. Scott
Cover of the book The Roman de la rose in its Philosophical Context by Andrew C. Scott
Cover of the book The Principle of Loyalty in EU Law by Andrew C. Scott
Cover of the book Time Series Analysis by State Space Methods by Andrew C. Scott
Cover of the book Making Sense of Old Testament Genocide by Andrew C. Scott
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy