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Global catastrophes and trends : the next 50 years / Vaclav Smil.

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Cambridge, Mass. : The MIT Press, c2008.

9780262195867 (hardcover : alk. paper)

0262195860 (hardcover : alk. paper)

xi, 307 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Preface: What to expect -- 1: How (Not) To Look Ahead -- 2: Fatal Discontinuities -- Natural catastrophes -- Encounters with extraterrestrial objects -- Volcanic mega-eruptions and collapses -- Influenza pandemics -- Violent conflicts -- Transformational wars -- Terrorist attacks -- Imaginable surprises -- 3: Unfolding Trends -- Energy transitions -- Dominant fuels, enduring prime movers -- Solar (nuclear?) civilization -- New world order -- Europe's place -- Japan's decline -- Islam's choice -- Russia's way -- China's rise -- United States' retreat -- Place on top -- Dominance and decline -- Globalization and inequality -- 4: Environmental Change -- Global warming and its consequences -- Rising temperatures -- Ocean's rise, dynamics and composition -- Ecosystems and economies -- Other global changes -- Changing water and nitrogen cycles -- Loss of biodiversity and invasive species -- Antibiotic resistance -- Biosphere's integrity -- 5: Dealing With Risk And Uncertainty -- Relative fears -- Quantifying the odds -- Rational attitudes -- Acting as risk minimizers -- Next 50 years -- Appendix A: Units and abbreviations, prefixes -- Appendix B: Acronyms -- References -- Name index -- Subject index.

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