Witness to a Changing Earth: A Geologist's Journey Learning about Natural and Human-Caused Global Change
Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Author -- 1 Introduction -- References -- Part I The Journey -- 2 First Lessons in Global Change -- 2.1 Youth Adventures -- 2.2 Beginning Biological Lessons -- 2.3 Broadening My Horizons -- 2.4 Crater Lake Turning Point -- 2.5 Storm of a Century -- 2.6 The Deep Sea PhD -- 2.7 Sea Legs and Tsunami -- 2.8 Around the World in 180 days -- References -- 3 Alaskan Lessons -- 3.1 Earthquake and Ignored Geologic Warnings -- 3.2 Looking for Offshore Gold -- 3.3 Hard and Humorous Logistics Lessons -- 3.4 Mercury Pollution -- 3.5 Encounters with Bear and Walrus -- 3.6 Assessing Hazards for Petroleum Development -- 3.7 Risks at Sea and on Shore -- 3.8 Gas in the Sea Bottom -- 3.9 Ships Crew-The Good and the Bad -- 3.10 Budget Cuts and Last Cruises -- 3.11 A Ship with no Captain -- References -- 4 Global Lessons -- 4.1 Crater Lake and Volcanic Hazards -- 4.2 A Flying Boat at Crater Lake -- 4.3 Politics and Science -- 4.4 Tiller Whales -- 4.5 Disappearing Walrus -- 4.6 Mediterranean Sea -- 4.7 Gulf of Mexico -- 4.8 Gulf of Mexico Hazards -- 4.9 Lake Baikal Russia -- 4.10 Russian Adventures -- 4.11 Corsica and Var France -- 4.12 Antarctic Natural World -- 4.13 Earthquakes and Hazards -- 4.14 New Millennium Studies -- References -- Part II Earth in Peril -- 5 Climate Change Patterns -- 5.1 Climate and Global Warming Background -- 5.2 Increased Greenhouse Gases -- 5.3 Acid Ocean -- 5.4 Rising Ocean Temperature and Sea Level -- 5.5 Diminishing Polar Ice, Mountain Glaciers, Permafrost -- 5.6 Past 20 years of Record-Breaking Temperatures -- 5.7 Worse Extreme Weather Events -- 5.8 Increasing Extinction Rates -- 5.9 Natural Versus Human-Caused Climate Change -- 5.10 Message to Global Warming Deniers and Skeptics -- References -- 6 Other Global Changes.