{"product_id":"from-ice-to-inferno-what-earths-past-reveals-about-our-future-9781966739081","title":"From Ice to Inferno: What Earth's Past Reveals About Our Future","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Ice to Heat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEarth's climate has always been a story of change-a sweeping, natural evolution driven by the atmosphere, oceans, continents, and the living world. Over billions of years, these changes unfolded gradually, giving ecosystems time to adapt and species time to evolve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut today, we face a climate crisis unlike any before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFueled by human activity, the pace of change has accelerated beyond anything in Earth's long history. What once took millennia is now unfolding in decades. \u003cem\u003eFrom Ice to Heat\u003c\/em\u003e is both a chronicle of Earth's climate history and a call to action, tracing our planet's journey through ice ages, warming periods, and the delicate balance of the Holocene-the brief climate window that allowed human civilization to emerge and thrive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, that balance is unraveling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRising greenhouse gas levels have pushed us to the brink, triggering rising sea levels, extreme weather, and unprecedented biodiversity loss. This book explores how we got here-and what comes next-connecting deep-time geological history with the urgent challenges of today's global warming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside, you'll discover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Earth's climate system has shifted across the ages-from glaciations to interglacials\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy the Holocene was uniquely suited to human development\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe impact of industrialization on greenhouse gas concentrations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe science behind sea level rise, heatwaves, and climate tipping points\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat Earth's climate history teaches us about resilience-and vulnerability\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut this is more than a scientific account. It's a human story. One that asks: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan we halt the momentum of climate change before it reshapes life as we know it?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan we adapt fast enough to survive what's already underway?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan we unite across borders and generations to confront the defining challenge of our time?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe answers are complex-but not hopeless.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the caves of prehistoric humans to satellite records of melting glaciers, \u003cem\u003eFrom Ice to Heat\u003c\/em\u003e weaves environmental science with compelling storytelling to show that the future isn't written yet. Our past offers lessons-and warnings. And the next chapter will be determined not by climate models alone, but by the actions we choose to take now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Douglas B Sims\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781966739081\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.49d","brand":"Douglas B. Sims","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52715482218677,"sku":"9781966739081","price":12.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/from-ice-to-inferno-what-earths-past-reveals-about-our-future-9781966739081","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}