Product Description

Natural disasters, climate change, the exploitation of the world's resources and human development are changing our planet at a relentless pace. Now, using one hundred and fifty stunning images from the air, land and space, "Fragile Earth" brings together the most dramatic natural and man-made events. You can trace, building-by-building, the path Hurricane Katrina took through New Orleans; or see clearly the damage done to the presidential palace in Baghdad during the war in Iraq. Each set of carefully selected 'before and after' pictures is combined with detailed explanations allowing you to understand exactly what has happened to our planet in the past, and what is likely to happen in the future. This unique book provides a stark look at the catastrophic effects our actions can have on the planet. It is September 2006 Britain has just suffered its worst drought in decades! Will Britain now suffer its coldest winter as the Gulf Stream moves away from our shores? The Arctic ice is melting - news is just in on the extent of the ice retreat this summer...How much longer can the Pacific Islands survive? Another Hurricane season is under way! Which city could be next on the hit list? A year on from the disastrous floods and landslides in Europe.. How has the world recovered? Booking your holiday for next year...Where are the danger zones? "Fragile Earth" provides the facts and images that show how the changing world will affect your life.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #252979 in Books
• Published on: 2006-09-04
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 272 pages

Daily Express, August 18, 2006
Worth buying if only because in a few years it may all be too late.

The Independent, 15th September 2006
...presents horrifying images of the changes in our planet wrought
by climate change and relentless human development.

The Sun, 14th September 2006
Amazing pictures.

Customer Reviews

awesome!
A fantastic, thought provoking and somewhat frightening view of our planet. This book is a must for anyone with even a vague interest in environmentalism, its superb photographs tells a shocking story of the changing face of this earth.
unputdownable.

Chilling vision of how we are transforming the planet
Stunning book showing breathtaking photographs of changes happening to the world. Many of the photographs are shown as before and after giving real context to the rapid changes that are happening such as coastal erosion, glacier melting and rivers flooding. There are also informative pages with statistics, maps and text on each subject discussed in the book.
The final chapter gives an interesting insight into what the future may hold for us.
This book really brings geography alive - I just wish it had been available when I was at school.

A must buy!
Having brought 2 of these books as presents i took a sneaky peek inside them. Wow! fantastic pictures, information and very thought provoking. I am about to buy one for myself having heard that one of the presents (a Christmas present) was picked up by a visitor of the receiver and they stayed up half the night looking / reading it! Can't get a fairer review than that!