Aprašymas
“Earth in the Last 540 Million Years” is the most comprehensive popular science publication on paleogeography available in the Latvian language to date. Written in an engaging and accessible style, the book explains how, during the Phanerozoic Eon, continents have drifted, merged, and split apart; oceans have formed, disappeared, and changed shape; mountain systems have arisen and eroded; and the organic world has evolved — culminating in the emergence of humans.
Through vivid examples, the book traces humanity’s journey from living in harmony with nature to having increasingly negative local, regional, and even global impacts on the environment.
The authors are professors from the Faculty of Geography and Earth Sciences at the University of Latvia — leading experts in their field. The text is enriched by more than 170 striking illustrations.
This book is valuable for anyone interested in the development of Earth’s natural environment, including readers with only a basic understanding of geology and paleontology. It also serves as useful supplementary material for natural science students, as well as geography and science teachers.
