Why And How The Ice Age Ended

Author : Jürgen Ehlers
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2022-08-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783662645901

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The Ice Age by Jürgen Ehlers Pdf

Nothing new from the Ice Age? Far from it! Barely ten years have passed since the first edition of this book was published, but in that time researchers around the world have developed new methods and published their findings in scientific journals. Consequently, ideas about the course of the Ice Age have changed dramatically. The sequence of the individual ice advances, the direction of ice movement and the direction of meltwater drainage are only partially known, but they can be reconstructed. This book offers in-depth information about the state of the investigations. Ice ages are the periods of the earth's history in which at least one polar region is glaciated or covered by sea ice. Thus, we are currently living in an Ice Age. The present Ice Age is also the period in which humans started to intervene in the shaping of the earth. The results are obvious. Aerial and satellite images can be used to trace the melting of glaciers, but also the decay of the Arctic permafrost, and the clearing of the Brazilian rainforest. This book is a translation of the original German 2nd edition Das Eiszeitalter by Juergen Ehlers, published by Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature, in 2020. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation. Springer Nature works continuously to further the development of tools for the production of books and promotes technologies to support the authors.

Author : E.C. Pielou
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226668093

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After the Ice Age by E.C. Pielou Pdf

The fascinating story of how a harsh terrain that resembled modern Antarctica has been transformed gradually into the forests, grasslands, and wetlands we know today.

Author : Donald Rapp
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2009-08-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540896807

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Ice Ages and Interglacials by Donald Rapp Pdf

This book studies the history and gives an analysis of extreme climate change on Earth. In order to provide a long-term perspective, the first chapter briefly reviews some of the wild gyrations that occurred in the Earth’s climate hundreds of millions of years ago: snowball Earth and hothouse Earth. Coming closer to modern times, the effects of continental drift, particularly the closing of the Isthmus of Panama are believed to have contributed to the advent of ice ages in the past three million years. This first chapter sets the stage for a discussion of ice ages in the geological recent past (i.e. within the last three million years, with an emphasis on the last few hundred thousand years). The second chapter discusses geological evidence for ice ages – how geologists surmised their existence prior to actual subsurface data that proved the theory. The following two chapters look at ice cores (primarily from Greenland and Antarctica). Chapter 3 discusses how ice core data is processed and Chapter 4 summarizes data obtained from ice cores. Chapter 5 discusses the processing of data obtained from ocean sediments, and summarizes the results, while the following chapter discusses data from other sources, such as "Devil’s Cave." Chapter 7 summarizes the experimental results from Chapters 4, 5, and 6. It provides the foundation for comparison with theories in later chapters. In a perfect world, this data would be totally separate and disconnected from theory. Unfortunately, as the author shows, dating of much of the data was accomplished by "tuning" to the astronomical theory, which introduces circular reasoning. Chapter 8 provides a brief overview of the various theories that have been devised to "explain" the patterns of alternating ice ages and interglacials that have occurred over the past three million years. This serves as an introduction to the following three chapters which presents the astronomical theory in its various manifestations, compare the astronomical theory with data, and then compare other theories with data. Finally, Chapter 12 summarizes what we think we know about ice ages and, more importantly, what we don’t know.

Author : Raven Alb J.
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2012-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1477454381

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Why and How the Ice Age Ended by Raven Alb J. Pdf

This is a very complex book that covers the history of Europeans from before the Great Flood (which followed the abrupt end of the ice age) to the misunderstood parts of history of the Phoenicians, Skyts, Goths, Mongols and others. As the title implies, the book begins with reasons for ice ages and climate changes, the Great Flood that followed the last ice age, and the animal extinction created by the Great Flood waters. The Great Flood was created by the melting of glaciers, and there is plenty of evidence of it in the book. Etymology is used extensively to show the formation of European languages and in order to prove certain historical facts. This book is written only for the best intellects. The language used is written as simply as possible in order to make the subjects well-understood.

Author : Raven Alb J.
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781105332395

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Why and How the Ice Age Ended & The True History of the Pontic (White) Race by Raven Alb J. Pdf

A complex book which goes from explaining how climate changes (based on changing of the earth's axis tilt) to the formation of the indo-European languages' first words and the misunderstood part of white race history. This book reveals the unknown part of indo-European history in Asia, which is very wrongly taught today. The evolution of European languages is corrected based on very logical and well-documented bases. It is a book that requires intelligence and great curiosity, as well as the ability to concentrate because many lexicons are found throughout the book. Any intelligent person will have a very different understanding of earth's history and reason for climate change after reading this book. The book is extremely informative in many fields and the writer expects no mercy from the people who can prove him wrong. Try it.

Author : Lawrence Guy Straus,Berit Valentin Eriksen,Jon M. Erlandson,David R. Yesner
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781461311454

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Humans at the End of the Ice Age by Lawrence Guy Straus,Berit Valentin Eriksen,Jon M. Erlandson,David R. Yesner Pdf

Humans at the End of the Ice Age chronicles and explores the significance of the variety of cultural responses to the global environmental changes at the last glacial-interglacial boundary. Contributions address the nature and consequences of the global climate changes accompanying the end of the Pleistocene epoch-detailing the nature, speed, and magnitude of the human adaptations that culminated in the development of food production in many parts of the world. The text is aided by vital maps, chronological tables, and charts.

Author : Brian Fagan
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781541618572

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The Little Ice Age by Brian Fagan Pdf

Only in the last decade have climatologists developed an accurate picture of yearly climate conditions in historical times. This development confirmed a long-standing suspicion: that the world endured a 500-year cold snap -- The Little Ice Age -- that lasted roughly from A.D. 1300 until 1850. The Little Ice Age tells the story of the turbulent, unpredictable and often very cold years of modern European history, how climate altered historical events, and what they mean in the context of today's global warming. With its basis in cutting-edge science, The Little Ice Age offers a new perspective on familiar events. Renowned archaeologist Brian Fagan shows how the increasing cold affected Norse exploration; how changing sea temperatures caused English and Basque fishermen to follow vast shoals of cod all the way to the New World; how a generations-long subsistence crisis in France contributed to social disintegration and ultimately revolution; and how English efforts to improve farm productivity in the face of a deteriorating climate helped pave the way for the Industrial Revolution and hence for global warming. This is a fascinating, original book for anyone interested in history, climate, or the new subject of how they interact.

Author : Jon Gertner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780812996623

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The Ice at the End of the World by Jon Gertner Pdf

An urgent account of the explorers and scientists racing to understand the rapidly melting ice sheet in Greenland, a dramatic harbinger of climate change. As Greenland's ice melts and runs off into the sea, it not only threatens to affect hundreds of millions of people who live in coastal areas. It will also have drastic effects on ocean currents, weather systems, economies, and migration patterns

Author : Nico Medina,Who HQ
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-10
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780399543906

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What Was the Ice Age? by Nico Medina,Who HQ Pdf

A mesmerizing overview of the world as it was when glaciers covered the earth and long-extinct creatures like the woolly mammoths and saber-toothed cats battled to survive. Go back 20,000 years ago to a time of much colder global temperatures when glaciers and extensive sheets of ice covered much of our planet. As these sheets traveled, they caused enormous changes in the Earth's landscape and climate, leading to the evolution of creatures such as giant armadillos, saber-toothed cats, and woolly mammoths as well as club-wielding Neanderthals and later the cleverer modern humans. Nico Medina re-creates this harsh ancient world in a vivid and easy-to-read narrative.

Author : Richard A. Muller,Gordon J. MacDonald
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2002-08-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 3540437797

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Ice Ages and Astronomical Causes by Richard A. Muller,Gordon J. MacDonald Pdf

It is not possible to understand the present or future climate unless scientists can account for the enormous and rapid cycles of glaciation that have taken place over the last million years, and which are expected to continue into the future. A great deal has happened in the theory of the ice ages over the last decade, and it is now widley accepted that ice ages are driven by changes in the Earth's orbit. The study of ice ages is very inter-disciplinary, covering geology, physics, glaciology, oceanography, atmospheric science, planetary orbit calculations astrophysics and statistics.

Author : John C. Whitcomb (Jr.),Henry Madison Morris
Publisher : P & R Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Religion
ISBN : 159638395X

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The Genesis Flood by John C. Whitcomb (Jr.),Henry Madison Morris Pdf

Over fifty years ago Henry Morris and John Whitcomb joined together to write a controversial book that sparked dialogue and debate on Darwin and Jesus, science and the Bible, evolution and creation -- culminating in what would later be called the birth of the modern creation science movement. Now, fifty years, forty-nine printings, and 300,000 copies after the initial publication of The Genesis Flood, P & R Publishing has produced a fiftieth anniversary edition of this modern classic. - Back cover.

Author : Milutin Milanković
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Glacial epoch
ISBN : UOM:39015015987780

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Canon of Insolation and the Ice-age Problem by Milutin Milanković Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Farcountry Press
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-31
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 159152220X

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End of the Ice Age by Anonim Pdf

Welcome to the Pleistocene. Better known as the ICE AGE. In Rextooth Studios' newest release, readers will discover a world ruled by massive Mammoths, Giant Bears, and Saber Cats. In this educational, action-packed and awesomely illustrated graphic novel, the battle for survival is constant and brutal. More than two million years ago the earth plunged into a deep freeze. Vast ice sheets formed in the north - sometimes two miles thick - and shaped life around the globe. But now, something is happening to the mountains of ice - the world is warming...and life is beginning to change. Join artist TED RECHLIN (Jurassic, Sharks) in an epic, exciting, and true-to-life journey through an ancient land. With stories unfolding in both Southern California and the frozen tundra that was the European continent, follow a family of Saber Cats as they hunt for their very survival. Experience the epic battles of Dire Wolves, ten-ton Mammoths, Woolly Rhinoceroses and giant sloths all struggling for survival in the epoch of THE ICE AGE.

Author : Philipp Blom
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019-03-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781509890422

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Nature's Mutiny by Philipp Blom Pdf

Europe where the sun dares scarce appear For freezing meteors and congealed cold.' - Christopher Marlowe In this innovative and compelling work of environmental history, Philipp Blom chronicles the great climate crisis of the 1600s, a crisis that would transform the entire social and political fabric of Europe. While hints of a crisis appeared as early as the 1570s, by the end of the sixteenth century the temperature plummeted so drastically that Mediterranean harbours were covered with ice, birds literally dropped out of the sky, and ‘frost fairs’ were erected on a frozen Thames – with kiosks, taverns, and even brothels that become a semi-permanent part of the city. Recounting the deep legacy and sweeping consequences of this ‘Little Ice Age’, acclaimed historian Philipp Blom reveals how the European landscape had ineradicably changed by the mid-seventeenth century. While apocalyptic weather patterns destroyed entire harvests and incited mass migrations, Blom brilliantly shows how they also gave rise to the growth of European cities, the appearance of early capitalism, and the vigorous stirrings of the Enlightenment. A sweeping examination of how a society responds to profound and unexpected change, Nature’s Mutiny will transform the way we think about climate change in the twenty-first century and beyond.

Author : Bill McGuire
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780198715931

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Global Catastrophes by Bill McGuire Pdf

"Life on Earth will come to an end. It's simply a matter of when and how. From the likely consequences of climate change to the inevitable destruction of the earth in the far future, this 'Very Short Introduction' covers a range of 'end of the world scenarios', including Greenhouse Earth, another Ice Age, asteroid and coment impact, supervocanoes, and mega-tsunami. Exploring the potential catastrophes that face the planet, Bill McGuire assesses both the probability of these events and our chances of survival. This new edition brings our understanding of global disasters and risk research up-to-date, by using recent case studies from around the world, and incorporating recent research on climate change and threats from space"--Cover flap.