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Waking the giant : (Record no. 47313)

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005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
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007 - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION FIXED FIELD--GENERAL INFORMATION
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780199592265 :
Terms of availability Rs. 795.00/-
Qualifying information (hb)
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency MAIN
Language of cataloging eng
Transcribing agency IN-MiVU
042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE
Authentication code pcc
082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 551.5
Edition number 21st
Item number MCG/W
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name McGuire, Bill,
Dates associated with a name 1954-
Relator term author
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Waking the giant :
Remainder of title how a changing climate triggers earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes /
Statement of responsibility, etc. by Bill McGuire.
260 3# - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Oxford [England] ;
-- New York :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Oxford University Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2012.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xiv, 303 p. :
Other physical details ill., maps ;
Dimensions 24 cm.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-282) and index.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note The storm after the calm -- Once and future climate -- Nice day for an eruption -- Bouncing back -- Earth in motion -- Water, water, everywhere -- Reawakening the giant.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. "The ground beneath our feet may seem safe and solid, but earthquakes, volcanic blasts and other hazardous natural phenomena leave us in no doubt that this isn't the case. The Earth is a dynamic planet of shifting tectonic plates that is responsive to change, particularly when there is a dramatic climate transition. We know that at the end of the last Ice Age, as the great glaciers disappeared, the release in pressure allowed the crust beneath to bounce back. At the same time, staggering volumes of melt water poured into the ocean basins, warping and bending the crust around their margins. The resulting tossing and turning provoked a huge resurgence in volcanic activity, seismic shocks, and monstrous landslides -- the last both above the waves and below. The frightening truth is that temperature rises expected this century are in line with those at the end of the Ice Age. All the signs, warns geophysical hazard specialist Bill McGuire, are that unmitigated climate change due to human activities could bring about a comparable response. Using evidence accumulated from studies of the recent history of our planet, and gleaned from current observations and modeling, he argues convincingly that we ignore at our peril the threats that presented by climate change and the waking giant beneath our feet."--Cover.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element CLIMATIC CHANGES.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element EARTHQUAKES.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element TSUNAMIS.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS.
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936 ## - OCLC/CONSER MISCELLANEOUS DATA (OCLC); PIECE USED FOR CATALOGING (pre-AACR2) (RLIN)
OCLC control number(s) of parallel record(s) (OCLC); Piece used for cataloging, PUC (RLIN) PR 791442389 775822143
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Source of classification or shelving scheme
Koha item type Books
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Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Permanent Location Current Location Shelving location Date acquired Coded location qualifier Full call number Barcode Date last seen Copy number Price effective from Koha item type
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