A lyrical journey through four moments in Earth’s past and their lessons for our future
The epic stories of our planets 4.54-billion-year history are written in strata ages-old remnants of ancient seafloors, desert dunes, and riverbeds striping landscapes around the world. In this brilliantly original debut work, science writer Laura Poppick decodes strata to lead us on a journey through four global transformations that made our lives on Earth possible: the first accumulations of oxygen in the atmosphere; the deep freezes of "Snowball Earth"; the rise of mud on land and accompanying proliferation of plants; and the dinosaurs reign on a hothouse planetPoppick introduces us to the researchers who have devoted their careers to understanding the events of deep time, including the worlds leading stegosaur scientist. She travels to sites as various as a Minnesotan iron mine that runs half a mile deep and a corner of the Australian Outback where glacial deposits date from the coldest times on Earth. Ultimately, she demonstrates that the planets oceans, continents, atmosphere, life, and ice have always conspired to bring stability to Earth, even if we are only just beginning to understand how these different facets interact.Strata
Get Strata by at the best price and quality guranteed only at Werezi Africa largest book ecommerce store. The book was published by WW Norton & Co and it has pages. Enjoy Shopping Best Offers & Deals on books Online from Werezi - Receive at your doorstep - Fast Delivery - Secure mode of Payment
