Evolution of the Atmosphere, Fire and the Anthropocene Climate Event Horizon (eBook)

Andrew Glikson, an Earth and paleo-climate scientist, studied geology at the University of Jerusalem and graduated at the University of Western Australia in 1968. He conducted geological surveys of the oldest geological formations in Australia, South Africa, India and Canada, studied large asteroid impacts, including effects on the atmosphere and oceans mass extinction of species. Since 2005 he studied the relations between climate and human evolution. He was active in communicating nuclear issues and climate change evidence to the public and parliamentarians through papers, lectures and conferences.

            Preface            Acknowledgements            Prologue            Part A – Early Atmospheres 1.         Early atmosphere-biosphere systems2.         Palaeozoic and Mesozoic atmospheres 3.         Cenozoic atmospheres and early Hominins             Part B – Mass Extinction of Species4.         Mass Extinction of Species             4.1       Acraman impact and Acritarchs radiation            4.2       Late Ordovician mass extinction            4.3       Late and end-Devonian mass extinctions            4.4       Late Permian and Permian-Triassic mass extinctions            4.5       End-Triassic mass extinction            4.6       Jurassic-Cretaceous extinction            4.7       The K-T mass extinction             Part C – Homo’s Fire Blueprint 5.         A flammable biosphere6.         Homo Prometheus – a fire species7.         Climate and Holocene civilizations             Part D – The Anthropocene Event Horizon 8.         Homo sapiens’ war against nature            8.1 Neolithic burning and early global warming            8.2 The Great Carbon Oxidation Event            8.3 The Sixth mass extinction of species9.         An uncharted climate territory 10.       Homo Prometheus Epilogue - The life force