Extinctions: The History, Origins, Causes & Future of Mass Extinctions
Table of Contents
I: History, Origins & Causes of Mass Extinctions
1. The History, Origins, and Causes of Mass Extinctions,
Ashraf M. T. Elewa, and R. Joseph, - 4
2. Extinction, Metamorphosis, Evolutionary Apoptosis, and
Genetically Programmed Species Mass Death. R. Joseph, - 26
3. The Cronus Hypothesis: Extinction as a Necessary and Dynamic Balance to
Evolutionary Diversification Corey J. A. Bradshaw, and Barry W. Brook, - 86
4. Mass Extinction of Species: The Role of External Forcing. Andrew Glikson, - 103
5. The Biological Cosmology of Global Warming and Global Freezing.
R. Joseph, - 110
II: Asteroids, Comets, Meteors & Mass Extinctions
6. Comets, Catastrophes, and Earth's History. W. M. Napier, -138
7. The Case for the Younger Dryas Extraterrestrial Impact Event:
Mammoth, Megafauna, and Clovis Extinction, 12,900 Years Ago.
Richard B. Firestone, - 163
8. What Caused the Megafaunal Extinctions? The Case Against
Bolide Impact. Stuart J. Fiedel, - 191
9. Archaeological and Paleobiological Problems with the
Case for the Extraterrestrial Younger Dryas Impact Event
Marcus J. Hamilton and Briggs Buchanan - 196
10. Desperately Seeking a Cosmic Catastrophe 12,900 B.P.
Richard Gillespie, - 201
11. Large-Body Impacts and Global Mass Extinctions:
How Compelling is the Causal Relationship? Jonathan T. Hagstrum, - 208
12. Archaeological Perspectives on the ExtraTerrestrial
Impact Hypothesis, 12,900 B.P.: A View from Western North America
Terry L. Jones, - 214
13. Asteroids & Extinction Risks: Pebbles From Heaven.
A. Cellino, and A. Dell'Oro, - 221
14. Asteroid Impacts the Earth: The Tsunami Hazard. D. Isvoranu and V. Badescu, - 237
III: The Next Mass Extinction & Eradication of Humans
15. The Threat of Nuclear War. Victor W. Sidel, and Barry S. Levy, - 252
16. The Next Mass Extinction: Human Evolution or Human Eradication
Andrew R. Jones, - 259
17. Contemporary Mass Extinction and the Human Population Imperative
Jeffrey K. McKee, - 278
18. The Sixth Extinction Crisis: Loss of Animal Populations and Species
Gerardo Ceballos, Andrés García, and Paul R. Ehrlich, - 287
19. Preventing the Next Mass Extinction: Ethical Obligations.
Bruce Tonn, - 301
IV Threats to the Biosphere, Climate Change & Extinction
20. Atmospheric and Marine Pluralea Interactions and
Species Extinction Risks. Merrill Singer, - 314
21. Homo Sapiens, the Anthropocene Carbon Oxidation Event
and the Shift in the State of the Atmosphere. Andrew Glikson, - 322
22. Threats to the Biosphere: Eight Interactive Global Crises. John Cairns, Jr., - 342
23. Is Civilization Facing a Monumental Crisis? Is the End Near? Peter Leigh, - 355
V. Solar Activity & The Next Mass Extinction
24. Is the Sun Heading for Another Maunder Minimum?
Precursors of the Grand Solar Minima. Hiroko Miyahara et al., 362
25. The Forthcoming Grand Minimum of Solar Activity. S. Duhau, and C. de Jager, - 379
Table of Contents
I: History, Origins & Causes of Mass Extinctions
1. The History, Origins, and Causes of Mass Extinctions,
Ashraf M. T. Elewa, and R. Joseph, - 4
2. Extinction, Metamorphosis, Evolutionary Apoptosis, and
Genetically Programmed Species Mass Death. R. Joseph, - 26
3. The Cronus Hypothesis: Extinction as a Necessary and Dynamic Balance to
Evolutionary Diversification Corey J. A. Bradshaw, and Barry W. Brook, - 86
4. Mass Extinction of Species: The Role of External Forcing. Andrew Glikson, - 103
5. The Biological Cosmology of Global Warming and Global Freezing.
R. Joseph, - 110
II: Asteroids, Comets, Meteors & Mass Extinctions
6. Comets, Catastrophes, and Earth's History. W. M. Napier, -138
7. The Case for the Younger Dryas Extraterrestrial Impact Event:
Mammoth, Megafauna, and Clovis Extinction, 12,900 Years Ago.
Richard B. Firestone, - 163
8. What Caused the Megafaunal Extinctions? The Case Against
Bolide Impact. Stuart J. Fiedel, - 191
9. Archaeological and Paleobiological Problems with the
Case for the Extraterrestrial Younger Dryas Impact Event
Marcus J. Hamilton and Briggs Buchanan - 196
10. Desperately Seeking a Cosmic Catastrophe 12,900 B.P.
Richard Gillespie, - 201
11. Large-Body Impacts and Global Mass Extinctions:
How Compelling is the Causal Relationship? Jonathan T. Hagstrum, - 208
12. Archaeological Perspectives on the ExtraTerrestrial
Impact Hypothesis, 12,900 B.P.: A View from Western North America
Terry L. Jones, - 214
13. Asteroids & Extinction Risks: Pebbles From Heaven.
A. Cellino, and A. Dell'Oro, - 221
14. Asteroid Impacts the Earth: The Tsunami Hazard. D. Isvoranu and V. Badescu, - 237
III: The Next Mass Extinction & Eradication of Humans
15. The Threat of Nuclear War. Victor W. Sidel, and Barry S. Levy, - 252
16. The Next Mass Extinction: Human Evolution or Human Eradication
Andrew R. Jones, - 259
17. Contemporary Mass Extinction and the Human Population Imperative
Jeffrey K. McKee, - 278
18. The Sixth Extinction Crisis: Loss of Animal Populations and Species
Gerardo Ceballos, Andrés García, and Paul R. Ehrlich, - 287
19. Preventing the Next Mass Extinction: Ethical Obligations.
Bruce Tonn, - 301
IV Threats to the Biosphere, Climate Change & Extinction
20. Atmospheric and Marine Pluralea Interactions and
Species Extinction Risks. Merrill Singer, - 314
21. Homo Sapiens, the Anthropocene Carbon Oxidation Event
and the Shift in the State of the Atmosphere. Andrew Glikson, - 322
22. Threats to the Biosphere: Eight Interactive Global Crises. John Cairns, Jr., - 342
23. Is Civilization Facing a Monumental Crisis? Is the End Near? Peter Leigh, - 355
V. Solar Activity & The Next Mass Extinction
24. Is the Sun Heading for Another Maunder Minimum?
Precursors of the Grand Solar Minima. Hiroko Miyahara et al., 362
25. The Forthcoming Grand Minimum of Solar Activity. S. Duhau, and C. de Jager, - 379
