Comet/Asteroid Impacts and Human Society
An Interdisciplinary Approach
In 1908 an atmospheric explosion in northern Siberia released energy equivalent to 15 Mton of TNT. Can a comparable or larger NEO affect us again? When the next NEO strikes Earth will it be large enough to destroy a city? Will the climate change significantly? Can archaeology and anthropology provide insights into the expected cultural responses with NEO interactions? Does society have a true grasp of the actual risks involved? Is the Great Depression a good model for the economic collapse that could follow a NEO catastrophe? This volume provides a necessary link between various disciplines and comet/asteroid impacts.
| ISBN: | 9783540327097 |
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 546 |
| Produktart: | Gebunden |
| Herausgeber: | Bobrowsky, Peter T. Rickman, Hans |
| Verlag: | Springer Berlin |
| Veröffentlicht: | 08.01.2007 |
| Untertitel: | An Interdisciplinary Approach |
| Schlagworte: | Asteroids Climate Change astronomy comets development disasters holocene population risk society |
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