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Reports on the state of solid-earth science and outlines a research agenda, with priorities keyed to...
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Reports on the state of solid-earth science and outlines a research agenda, with priorities keyed to real-world challenges facing human society. The product of four years of development and the participation of some 200 earth-science specialists, the volume offers historical background and current information on plate tectonics, volcanism, and other heat-generated earth processes; evolution of the global environment and of life itself, as revealed in the fossil record; human exploitation of water, fossil fuels, and minerals; and interaction between human populations and the earth's surface, discussing the role we play in the earth's systems and the dangers we face from natural hazards such as earthquakes and landslides. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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