Under a Green Sky

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Under a Green Sky is a popular science book by paleontologist Peter Ward that explores past mass extinctions to warn about the potential consequences of modern climate change.

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instanceOf popular science book
aimsTo connect deep-time events to present-day climate policy debates
author Peter D. Ward NERFINISHED
Peter Ward NERFINISHED
compares past greenhouse worlds and modern climate projections
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
describes fieldwork at mass extinction sites
links between CO2 levels and ocean anoxia
role of greenhouse gases in past extinctions
focusesOn Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event NERFINISHED
end-Permian extinction NERFINISHED
end-Triassic extinction
greenhouse mass extinctions
past mass extinctions
genre environmental literature
popular science
science
hasPerspective climate science
paleontological
hasTheme fragility of complex ecosystems
human impact on Earth systems
lessons from deep time for the future
intendedAudience general audience
non-specialist readers
language English
mainSubject Earth history
climate change
global warming
mass extinction
mass extinction events
paleontology
mediaType hardcover
paperback
print
notableFor linking paleontological evidence to modern climate risks
popularizing the concept of greenhouse mass extinctions
publicationYear 2007
publisher HarperCollins NERFINISHED
publisherImprint Collins NERFINISHED
timePeriodCovered Cretaceous period NERFINISHED
Permian period
Phanerozoic Eon NERFINISHED
Triassic period NERFINISHED
warnsAbout consequences of modern climate change
future mass extinction risk

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Peter Ward notableWork Under a Green Sky