Description
How much do clouds weigh? Why are there pink lakes? What is the ‘Ring of Fire’? And was Earth really formed from the body of an ice giant? Brimming with incredible facts, this book looks at how the world works, how people thought about Earth in the past and the challenges our home faces in the future. Topics include Earth’s place in space, the layers of our planet, volcanoes and other geohazards, weather and the atmosphere, humanity’s impact and what we can do to help the planet.
Details
- Author: Gifford, Clive & Boston, Paul
- Publisher: Aurum Press Quarto
- Format: Hardback
- ISBN: 9781805700661
- B-Code: B087446
- Illustrated: Colour illustrations
- Pages: 96
- Dimensions: 297x250mm
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