Keywords:
Earth sciences.
;
Philosophy and science.
;
Ecology .
Description / Table of Contents:
Prologue: From Homo Prometheus to Terra Incognita -- Greenhouse gases and mass extinction of species -- The K-T impact-triggered hyperthermal event -- The Paleocene-Eocene boundary Thermal Maximum -- Cenozoic climates -- Human origins -- Fire and human intelligence -- The Gods and the death cult -- The war against the forests -- Fatal energies -- The Anthropocene hyperthermal Collapse of the Earth's life support systems -- The Fatal species -- An Epilogue.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource(XI, 134 p. 75 illus., 70 illus. in color.)
Edition:
1st ed. 2021.
ISBN:
9783030547349
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54734-9
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-030-54734-9
Language:
English