• ISBN13: 9783540327097
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: N/A
• Publisher: Springer
• Publisher Imprint: Springer
• Publication Date: January 8, 2007
• Pages: 546
• Original Price: EUR 219.99
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 976 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Space Science / Astronomy, Earth Sciences / Geology, and Environmental Economics

In 1908 an atmospheric explosion in northern Siberia released energy equivalent to 15 Mton of TNT. Can a comparable or larger NEO affect us again? When the next NEO strikes Earth will it be large enough to destroy a city? Will the climate change significantly? Can archaeology and anthropology provide insights into the expected cultural responses with NEO interactions? Does society have a true grasp of the actual risks involved? Is the Great Depression a good model for the economic collapse that could follow a NEO catastrophe? This volume provides a necessary link between various disciplines and comet/asteroid impacts.