This book is of interest to all of you willing to gain perspective both in time and in depth
about the global environmental crises we are facing in the Anthropocene as well as pondering
potential solutions. Humans are dominating the Earth's environment and causing global changes
in the most recent geologic time called the Anthropocene. Global changes are caused by both
natural events like earthquakes and volcanic eruptions or caused by humans like global warming
and pollution of air water and soil. The author documents all types of global changes beyond
climate change pointing out the risks for humanity when all these changes combine in time.
Hans Nelson describes global changes while traveling through an earth scientist's 60-year
global journey. Throughout his memoirs the author provides many humorous examples of
adventures taking place during the scientific studies on land and at sea. He makes suggestions
for a sustainable planet and shows that humans worldwide in the past and can in the future
work together on solutions for global change problems. Students can use this book to learn
about the many aspects of global change and methods that marine geologists use to obtain data
on geologic hazards resources and environmental changes.
