Description

Comprehensive yet succinct, Wicander/Monroe’s Geology: Earth in Perspective, 3rd edition, delivers a complete overview of introductory geology in an engaging, student-friendly format. Completely up to date, it includes recent examples of natural disasters, new information on the 2018 eruption of Mount Kilauea, fresh insight on paleoseismology, new details on Hurricane Sandy and Hurricane Harvey, and updated dating techniques that more accurately identify historic climate change periods. GEO-FOCUS boxes in every chapter spotlight headline-generating issues like fracking, while economic and environmental geology topics are integrated throughout. In addition, photos vividly illustrate geologic processes through striking images from recent geologic events.
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