Darwin's Walk and The Last Wave

Richard Krooth, PhD, University of California, Santa Cruz, has much practical experience in issues invoked in this book, having worked for environmental preservation his entire adult life. Author of over a dozen books on history and nature, a rare scholar with a Ph.D. and J.D., he writes about his life travels and library discoveries. This volume illustrates his concerns for humanity and all living things, as well as his wide-ranging research and use of first-hand reports and observations, attempting to put the current planetary crisis into the context of its historical setting.

• List of Figures and PhotographsList of TablesPrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroductionPART I: HOUSE of CARDSChapter 1: Advancing Technosphere; Endangered BiosphereChapter 2: Fallout—Bringing Down the House of CardsChapter 3: Technology and the Cascade of Species PART II: THERMAL POWER & ENTROPYChapter 4: Entropy, Machines and Inanimate PowerPART III: ISOLINES AND ISOTHERMSChapter 5: Cosmos: A Holistic Concept of EarthChapter 6: Loss of Control Over Global HeatPART IV: NATURAL SELECTIONChapter 7: Battle for Reproductive SuccessPART V: DESTRUCTIONS PAST; DESTRUCTIONS FUTUREChapter 8: Atmospheres & Deserts; Deluge & ExtinctionsChapter 9: Dance of Pelagic Death – Part 1Chapter 10: Dance of Pelagic Death – Part 2PART VI: FORCES DRIVING GLOBAL WARMINGChapter 11: Thermal MaximumsChapter 12: Gaia’s Cycles; Anthropocentric HeatChapter 13: Remains of the Natural World: Vanishing Landscapes, Disappearing SpeciesPART VII: END OF AN EPOCHChapter 14: Darwin’s Walk and the Last WaveBibliographyIndex