The revenge of Gaia Earth's climate crisis and the fate of humanity
Language: English Publication details: London Basic Books 2006Description: 176p. 22cmISBN:- 046504168X
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The state of the Earth -- What is Gaia? -- The life history of Gaia -- Forecasts for the twenty-first century -- Sources of energy -- Chemicals, food and raw materials -- Technology for a sustainable retreat -- A personal view of environmentalism -- Beyond the terminus
Looks at why global warming is a bigger problem than we thought with specific reference to the Gaia theory, which states that the entire Earth including the atmosphere, oceans, biosphere and upper layers of rock, functions as a single living superorganism. The theory's founder now says that organism is sick and humanity faces a severe test.