| Uniform title | Dangerous world |
| Contents |
Pt. 1: So what's the problem? Doomsday as a state of mind ; Catastrophe in human life : the probability theorem -- Pt. 2: Context. Our perilous neighborhood : understanding cosmology ; This plastic earth : plate tectonics and wandering continents ; Our ever-changing climate : ice ages now and then ; Fragile life : the conundrum of mass extinctions -- Pt. 3: Peril by peril. The perils without : comets and asteroids ; Earthquakes ; Volcanoes ; Poisonous emissions and noxious gases ; Tsunamis ; Floods ; Vile winds : tropical cyclones and tornadoes ; Plague and pandemic -- Pt. 4: What is to be done? Making things worse : acts of God and acts of man ; Making things better (I): mitigating natural calamities ; Making things better (II): undoing human-made calamities -- Postscript: Can we do it? Will we? |
| Abstract |
A Canadian Science Writers Award-winning author presents an analysis of humanity's role in catastrophic natural disasters to consider whether or not such threats are increasing and how they can be managed. |
| General note | Originally published in Canada as Dangerous world by Viking Canada. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-341) and index. |
| LCCN | 2008039096 |
| ISBN | 9780312365691 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0312365691 (alk. paper) |
