{"product_id":"9781032294902-californias-amazing-geology","title":"California's Amazing Geology","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this second edition, the book has an entirely new final section, “California’s Environmental Hazards and Challenges”, with new chapters on California’s landslides, air and water pollution, renewable energy, and the future of climate change in California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalifornia has some of the most distinctive and unique geology in the United States. It is the only state with all three types of plate boundaries, an extraordinary history of earthquakes and volcanoes, and many rocks and minerals found nowhere else. The Golden State includes both the highest and lowest points in the continental US and practically every conceivable geological feature known. This book discusses not only the important geologic features of each region in California but also the complex geologic four-dimensional puzzle of how California was assembled, beginning over two billion years ago. The author provides an up-to-date and authoritative review of the geology and geomorphology of each geologic province, as well as recent revelations of the tectonic history of California’s past. There are separate chapters on some of California’s distinctive geologic resources, including gold, oil, water, coastlines, and fossils. An introductory section describes basic rock and mineral types and fundamental aspects of plate tectonics, so that students and other readers can make sense of the bizarre, wild, and crazy jigsaw puzzle that is California's geological history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this second edition, the book has an entirely new final section, “California’s Environmental Hazards and Challenges,” with new chapters on California’s landslides, air and water pollution, renewable energy, and the future of climate change in California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThoroughly updates the market-leading textbook on California's geology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIs written by an author with 30 years of teaching geology and leading field trips in California\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduces California's unique geological history\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCovers fundamentals of geology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCharacterizes specific geographical regions of California\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribes major geological resources of California\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSummarizes the paleontology of California\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReviews the likely impact of climate change on California's environment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Titles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHollocher, K. \u003ci\u003eA Pictorial Guide to Metamorphic Rocks in the Field\u003c\/i\u003e (ISBN 978-11380-2630-8)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGlavovic, B. et al. \u003ci\u003eClimate Change and the Coast: Building Resilient Communities\u003c\/i\u003e (ISBN 978-04154-6487-1)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41691000799329,"sku":"9781032294902","price":109.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_31978100.jpg?v=1735893307","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781032294902-californias-amazing-geology","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}