Binding: Hardcover
Description: What does it take for a volcanic eruption to really shake the world? Did volcanic eruptions extinguish the dinosaurs or help humans to evolve only to decimate their populations with a super - eruption 73,000 years ago? Did they contribute to the ebb and flow of ancient empires the French Revolution and the rise of fascism in Europe in the 19th century? These are some of the claims made for volcanic cataclysm. Volcanologist Clive Oppenheimer explores rich geological historical archaeological and palaeoenvironmental records (such as ice cores and tree rings) to tell the stories behind some of the greatest volcanic events of the past quarter of a billion years. He shows how a forensic approach to volcanology reveals the richness and complexity behind cause and effect and argues that important lessons for future catastrophe risk management can be drawn from understanding events that took place even at the dawn of human origins.
Title: Eruptions That Shook The World
Author(s): Oppenheimer Clive (University Of Cambridge)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Barcode: 9780521641128
Pages: 406 Pages, 10 Tables, Black And White; 90 Halftones, Unspecified; 10 Line Drawings, Unspecified
Publication Date: 5/26/2011
Category: The Environment