A Story of Civilization in 50 Disasters: From the Minoan Volcano to Climate Change
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Civilization rearranges nature for human convenience. Clothes and houses keep us warm; agriculture feeds us; medicine fights our diseases. It all works--most of the time. But key resources lie in the most hazardous places, so we choose to live on river flood plains, on the slopes of volcanoes, at the edge of the sea, above seismic faults. We pack ourselves into cities, Petri dishes for germs. Civilization thrives on the edge of disaster. And what...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0884487482
ISBN13:9780884487487
Release Date:January 2019
Publisher:Tilbury House Publishers
Length:288 Pages
Weight:0.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.4" x 9.6"
Age Range:10 to 14 years
Grade Range:Grades 5 to 9
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