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Boron Proxies in Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
Anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions do not only warm our planet but also acidify our oceans. It is currently unclear to which degree Earth’s climate and marine life will be impacted by these changes but information from Earth history, particularly the geochemical signals of past environmental changes stored in the fossil remains of marine organisms, can help us predict possible future changes. This book aims to be a primer for scientists who seek to apply boron proxies in marine carbonates to estimate past seawater carbonate chemistry and atmospheric pCO2. Boron proxies (δ11B and B/Ca) were introduced nearly three decades ago, with subsequent strides being made in understanding their m...
Climate Change as Political Catastrophe
There is now clear scientific consensus that, without immediate and decisive action, the world risks climate catastrophe. This has fueled climate emergency declarations among activist groups and, increasingly, among local, state, and supranational governments. But what exactly counts as a "climate catastrophe" and what does catastrophic climate change portend for contemporary societies? This book argues that climate change is politically catastrophic insofar as it threatens to undermine the material conditions that make justice - and by extension stable democratic government - possible. It then uses the lens of catastrophe to bring into focus pressing questions concerning how to navigate tra...
Borate Minerals of Death Valley, Mojave Desert, and Nevada: Annotated Bibliography
An annotated bibliography of over 2,050 references associated with borate minerals from Death Valley, Mojave Desert, and Nevada. Sources include journal articles, papers, conference proceedings, books, book chapters, and other literature published from the 1860s into 2024. The bibliography is divided into 16 chapters: History, Boron and Borates, Chemistry and Crystal Structure, Mineralogy, Geology, California, Death Valley, Searles Lake, Mojave Desert, Kramer, Calico, Fort Cady, Tick Canyon, Ventura, Nevada, and Annual Reviews. Contains appendices of supplemental information on borate minerals, color photographs, and an alphabetical index of authors. 638 pages. Key words: borax, colemanite, kernite, probertite, and ulexite.
Amino Acids and Proteins in Fossil Biominerals
AMINO ACIDS AND PROTEINS IN FOSSIL BIOMINERALS An essential cross-disciplinary guide to the proteins that form biominerals and that are preserved in the fossil record?? Amino Acids and Proteins in Fossil Biominerals is an authoritative guide to the patterns of survival and degradation of ancient biomolecules in the fossil record. The author brings together new research in biomineralization and ancient proteins to describe mechanisms of protein diagenesis. The book draws on the author's experiences as well as current information from three research fields: geochemistry, archaeology and Quaternary sciences. The author examines the history of the study of ancient proteins, from the dating of Qu...
The Psychic Immune System
The Psychic Immune System theorizes the existence of a hidden variable that acts via both unconscious and conscious processes to protect humans individually and collectively from mortal threats. Much like the physical immune system, the psychic immune system scans for danger, protects, heals, and ensures human safety and survival. Kroth argues that it isn’t just luck that has enabled people to survive the multitude of epidemics, wars, and environmental disasters that could have resulted in extinction, but rather the work of a complex system that has enabled us to survive. Scrutinizing a variety of past and present threats, Kroth points to traces of a systematic force that has protected humans. Recommended for scholars of psychology, history, and political science.
The Sixth Extinction
________________ WINNER OF THE 2015 PULITZER PRIZE FOR GENERAL NON-FICTION ________________ 'An invaluable contribution to our understanding of present circumstances, just as the paradigm shift she calls for is sorely needed' - Al Gore, New York Times 'Compelling ... It is a disquieting tale, related with rigour and restraint by Kolbert' - Observer 'Passionate ... This is the big story of our age' - Sunday Times ________________ A major book about the future of the world, blending natural history, field reporting and the history of ideas and into a powerful account of the mass extinction happening today Over the last half a billion years, there have been five mass extinctions of life on eart...
인구 쇼크
저출산이 문제라고? 저출산이 답이다! 21세기 대한민국에서 가장 시급한 문제로 꼽히는 것 중 하나가 바로 저출산 현상이다. 이와 관련해 언론은 연일 기사를 쏟아내고, 시민단체도 여럿 만들어졌으며, 정부는 각종 대책을 제시하고 있지만 좀처럼 해결 방안은 보이지 않는다. 저출산 현상은 그야말로 대한민국의 뜨거운 감자로 자리매김했다. 그런데 정말 저출산을 ‘극복’하지 못하면 우리는 ‘재앙’을 맞닥뜨리게 될까? 우리는 인구가 증가해야만 번영을 유지할 수 있을까? 《인구 쇼크》는 대한민국 사회가 그동안 신앙처럼 여겨 온 이른바 ‘저출산 망국론’에 정반대의 시각을 제시하는 책이다. 이미 인구는 지구가 감당할 수 있는 수준을 넘어섰고, 지속 가능한 미래를 위해서는 인구를 줄여야 한다는 것이 《인구 쇼크》의 핵심 내용이다.
Intet bliver som før
“Naomi Klein er et geni. Hun formår at sammenkoble politik, økonomi og historie og udskille enkle og stærke sandheder med universel betydning." Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. I 'Intet bliver som før' viser Naomi Klein, at klimaforandringer ikke blot er endnu en sag, der kan arkiveres pænt mellem skat og sundhedsforsikring. Klimaforandringer er en alarmklokke, der ringer for at fortælle os, at vi må forandre vores økonomiske system, der allerede fejler. Klein viser i en grundig og overbevisende gennemgang af fakta, at massiv reduktion af drivhusgasser er vores bedste mulighed for samtidig at reducere stigende ulighed, gentænke vores demokratier og genopbygge vores skrantende lokale økonom...
La forma en que vivimos
Desde siempre, el temor a una catástrofe global ha perseguido al ser humano. Hoy estamos escribiendoun capítulo clave para el futuro de nuestro planeta. ¿Cabe algún espacio para el optimismo? «Los signos del calentamiento global están en todas partes y son mucho más complejos que el incremento de la temperatura global. El aumento del nivel del mar y eventos de calor extremo, la pérdida de hábitats y el desplazamiento de grandes masas humanas, son fenómenos que están cambiando el mundo. Sin embargo, todo ello es solo una de entre las muchas formas en que los seres humanos estamos afectando el planeta. La contaminación de distinto tipo, la transformación de la superficie terrestre...
Det här förändrar allt
DET FINNS ingen nutida tänkare som så skickligt berättat om vår tid och vart vi är på väg som Naomi Klein. Hennes No Logo och Chockdoktrinen är moderna samhällsanalysklassiker och nu har hon gett sig i kast med den verkliga ödesfrågan klimatet. Världen går mot sin undergång och väldigt lite görs för att försöka undvika katastrofen. I Det här förändrar allt försöker Naomi Klein ta reda på varför. Och hon gör det genom att beskriva världen precis som den är just nu: vilka är det som bestämmer, vad bestämmer de och vad är de ute efter. Den mest avgörande insikten för både Klein och oss läsare är mötet med Stilla Havs-republiken Nauru. Det lilla örikets la...
