Not by Fire But by Ice: Discover what Killed the Dinosaurs ... and why it Could Soon Kill UsThe next ice age could begin any day! Next week, next month, next year, it's not a question of if, only when. One day you'll wake up--or won't wake up, rather--buried beneath nine stories of snow as the climate of Greenland descends on Canada, Britain, Norway, and most of the north ...practically overnight. It's all part of a dependable, predictable, natural cycle that returns like clockwork every 11,500 years. Book jacket. |
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User Review - Voracious_Reader - LibraryThingI don't know quite what to say about Not by Fire but by Ice. Felix argues that we are in a cooling trend, heading toward another ice age. I'm not quite sure what to make of it because I'm not a ... Read full review
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User Review - rampaginglibrarian - LibraryThingI'm no scientist so i'm really not sure how likely this premise is but Felix makes it seem extremely reasonable in his explanation. The book is very comprehensible and rather frightening. Read full review
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| Title | Not by Fire But by Ice: Discover what Killed the Dinosaurs ... and why it Could Soon Kill Us |
| Author | Robert W. Felix |
| Edition | 2, illustrated |
| Publisher | Sugarhouse Pub., 2000 |
| ISBN | 0964874687, 9780964874688 |
| Length | 254 pages |
| Subjects | › Nature / General |
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