Runaway Climate : What the Geological Past Can Tell Us about the Coming Climate Change Catastrophe

Table of Contents

• Front Cover 1
• Praise 2
• Title Page 6
• Copyright Page 7
• Synopsis 8
• Contents 10
• Dedication 12
• Acknowledgments 14
• Preface 16
• Part I: What Happened in the Past? 18
• 1. The Bighorn Basin 20
• 2. The Late Paleocene World 34
• 3. Understanding Past Climates 48
• 4. Changes in the Oceans During the PETM 64
• 5. Changes on Land During the PETM 76
• 6. What Caused the PETM Runaway Climate? 96
• 7. What Is Similar Now and What Is Different? 112
• Part II: Where We Are Heading If We Don’t Change Course 124
• 8. How the Oceans Might Change Under PETM Conditions 126
• 9. How the Land Might Change Under PETM Conditions 136
• 10. Where Will Everyone Go? 152
• 11. What Do We Need to Do? 164
• List of Abbreviations 182
• Appendix 184
• Endnotes 194
• Index 216
• About the Author 224
• About New Society Publishers 225
• A Guide to Responsible Digital Reading 226