The Doomsday Book: Scenarios for the End of the WorldVision, 2005 - Broj stranica: 247 Whether it's a tsunami or an asteroid, a terrorist attack or a nuclear war, the end of the world is never far away. But just what are the chances of civilisation being destroyed, and which method of meltdown is most likely? "The Doomsday Book" looks at all the burgeoning threats to civilisation, explaining the story and the science behind each one, and providing a clear-headed assessment of how serious they are and what can and is likely to be done about them. Covering ecological crises such as water shortages and habitat destruction, the dangers of nanotechnology and superplague, and the cataclysmic effects of a new ice age or being lost in a black hole, Joel Levy's book is scarily engrossing. Examining the fate of ancient civilsations and explaining the lessons they can teach us, "The Doomsday Book" explores the likelihood of our survival when disaster hits. |
Sadržaj
Introduction | 1 |
The Frankenstein Effect | 7 |
Third World War | 37 |
Autorska prava | |
Broj ostalih dijelova koji nisu prikazani: 7
Uobičajeni izrazi i fraze
According acid agriculture already areas asteroid atmosphere avian flu become biodiversity carbon catastrophic cause cent chapter chemicals China civilisation climate change collapse comet coral countries damage dangerous dead zones decades developed world dioxide disease doomsday scenarios droughts Earth ecocide ecological effects emissions environment environmental erosion eruption experts extinction extremist famine Fear factor fish flooding forests future gamma-ray bursts global dimming global warming greenhouse grey goo habitats happen huge human activities human flu hydroxyl Ice Age impact increase industry instance Island kilometres land lead Likelihood major marine massive mega-tsunamis methane metres million nanomachines nanotechnology nuclear ocean ocean acidification Oort Cloud ozone pandemic particles planet pollution population problems produce radiation release rise risk scale sceptics scientists sea levels societies soil Solar System Spanish flu species super-volcano surface temperatures terrorists threat threaten tion tonnes toxic time bomb trigger tsunami volcanic volcanic winter warns