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Designed for the general reader, Building Planet Earth explains these fundamental Earth processes--how the atmosphere interacts with the oceans to produce our changing climates; how the heat from the Earth's central core drives surface processes such as plate tectonics with its related earthquakes, fault movements, vulcanism; how mountains are formed and sediments deposited to form layers of strata with their economically important hydrocarbons that fuelled the industrial revolution; and, how life prospered and declined through evolution and extinction, sometimes being abruptly terminated by catastrophic events from outer space. The combination of good graphics, artwork and photographic illustration make this a visually attractive and accessible read, complete with short bibliography, glossary and index.--Douglas Palmer
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