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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... beneath the lava - but none are found above it . Maybe the asteroid caused the Deccan Traps , impact proponents retorted , then was buried beneath the lava . But how would they ex- plain the rift volcanism that occurred , at the same ...
... beneath the lava - but none are found above it . Maybe the asteroid caused the Deccan Traps , impact proponents retorted , then was buried beneath the lava . But how would they ex- plain the rift volcanism that occurred , at the same ...
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... beneath that island nation , earthquakes become pro- gressively deeper , occurring up to 450 miles below ground and up to 600 miles west of the trench beneath Manchuria . Tapping into the World Wide Standardized Seismograph Network ...
... beneath that island nation , earthquakes become pro- gressively deeper , occurring up to 450 miles below ground and up to 600 miles west of the trench beneath Manchuria . Tapping into the World Wide Standardized Seismograph Network ...
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... beneath the city , pounding it with a mighty sledgehammer . Measuring 8.2 on the Richter scale ( Newsweek , 9 Aug 1976 ) it was the strongest earthquake anywhere since the 1964 Good Friday upheaval in Anchorage . Hammering Tangshan with ...
... beneath the city , pounding it with a mighty sledgehammer . Measuring 8.2 on the Richter scale ( Newsweek , 9 Aug 1976 ) it was the strongest earthquake anywhere since the 1964 Good Friday upheaval in Anchorage . Hammering Tangshan with ...
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