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""…a useful summary of recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports with a focus on implications for U.S citizens…. [E]mploys the original definition of the Anthropocene,... [and] provides an overview of the foreseeable impacts of the novel state of the Earth system.... [A] useful handbook. In addition to providing an overview for the novice with key references cited as a starting point for deeper investigation, it [also] provides breadth for experts in one aspect of this broad vitally important field, allowing them to assess the implications of their research."" --Francine M. G. McCarthy, The Quarterly Review of Biology

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Dr Kieran O’Hara is a Professor Emeritus from the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Kentucky. O’Hara is a Geologist with more than 25 years of experience researching in and teaching in the Earth and Environmental Sciences, with his research focusing more on structural geology and geochemistry. He has published 30 papers and has recently published books for a variety of audiences on Geology, Climate Change and Environmental Impacts. His areas of research have included the geochemical and structural study of pseudotachylytes and geological evidence of paleoclimates, including assessing methane levels.

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