Columbia University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Columbia University Press ISBN 0231120788 9780231120784 [US]

Columbia University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Columbia University Press ISBN 0231120788 9780231120784 [US]

Columbia University Press, Date: 2001-02-15. hardcover. Used: Good. 2001. Columbia University Press ISBN 0231120788 9780231120784 [US]

Columbia University Press, Date: 2001-02-15. hardcover. Used:Good. 2001. Columbia University Press ISBN 0231120788 9780231120784 [US]

ISBN10: 0231120788, ISBN13: 9780231120784, [publisher: Columbia University Press] Hardcover pp. 224
[New York, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2001]

Columbia University Press 2001 HARDBACK New P 224.

New. On March 13, 1989, the entire Quebec power grid collapsed, automatic garage doors in California suburbs began to open and close without apparent reason, and microchip production came to a halt in the Northeast; in space, communications satellites had to be manually repointed after flipping upside down, and pressure readings on hydrogen tank supplies on board the Space Shuttle Discovery peaked, causing NASA to consider aborting the mission. What was the cause of all these seemingly disparate events? Sten Odenwald gives convincing evidence of the mischievous-and potentially catastrophic-power of solar storms and the far-reaching effects of the coming "big one" brewing in the sun and estimated to culminate in the twenty-third cycle in the year 2001 and beyond. When the sun undergoes its cyclic "solar maximum," a time when fierce solar flares and storms erupt, fantastic auroras will be seen around the world. But the breathtaking spectacles will herald a potentially disastrous chain of events that merit greater preparation than Y2K. Is anyone listening? The 23rd Cycle traces the previously untold history of solar storms and the ways in which they were perceived by astronomers-and even occasionally covered up by satellite companies. Punctuated with an insert containing dramatic color images showing the erupting sun, the book also includes a history of the record of auroral sightings, accounts of communications blackouts from the ...

ISBN10: 0231120788, ISBN13: 9780231120784, [publisher: Columbia University Press 2001-01-03, New York] Hardcover Language: ENG
[London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2001]

Columbia Univ Pr, Date: 2001. Hardcover. New. 207 pages. 9.25x6.00x1.00 inches. 2001. Columbia Univ Pr ISBN 0231120788 9780231120784 [GB]