An unflinching photographic record of the epic effects of a violent climate, from the earliest extinction events to the present. Violent geologic events have ravaged the Earth since time began, spanning the vast eons of our planet's existence. These seismic phenomena have scored their marks in rock strata and been reflected in fossil records for future humanity to excavate and ponder. For most of the preceeding 78,000 years Homo sapiens simply observed natural climate upheaval. One hundred years ago, however, industrialization stunningly changed the rules, so that now most climate change is driven by us. Fire, Storm and Flood is an unflinching photographic record of the epic effects of a violent climate, from the earliest extinction events to the present, in which we witness climate chaos forced by unnatural global warming. It uses often emotional and moving imagery to drive home the enormity of climatic events, offering a sweeping acknowledgment of our crowded planet's heartbreaking vulnerability and show-stopping beauty.

Discusses a new database developed at Resources for the Future (RFF) designed to develop questions about natural disasters and industrial accidents: have these extreme events become more frequent or more severe? Which types of events are most common, which most devastating, and which regions of the world suffer most?

Wow! Double Wow! Firestorm will cause you to think deeply and care greatly about finding what is truly important for your life. A cogent brief for Truth...an extraordinary read! -Dr. Altus Newell, Senior Pastor & former International Baptist Seminary President. A powerful apologetic work for our generation! May our Lord Jesus Christ use this fine book for His glory and our good. -Dr. Calvin Bobo, Pastor/Missionary/Theological Educator Any person interested in what Christians believe and why, will find this book useful...even if they don't agree with the Christian perspective. You and I are desperate to hear everything will work out okay. We'd like to believe that ultimately life is "fair..". but things happen daily that defy our sense of fairness and demand explanation. How can anyone have lasting hope and calming peace in the chaos of this place? Or are such things possible? How can anyone know for sure what the Truth is? Regardless of opinion, worldview, cultural perspective, ethnicity, social status, income, or religious belief...this book presents unambiguous food for thought. Firestorm presents weighty, thought provoking insights worthy of deliberate consideration by anyone searching for satisfying peace and inexhaustible hope.