Eruptions that Shook the World
by Clive Oppenheimer
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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, show more 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. show lessTags
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- Eruptions that Shook the World
- Original publication date
- 2011
- Important places
- Eritrea; Santorini, Greece; Teotihuacán Site, San Juan Teotihuacán, State of Mexico, Mexico; Crete; Great Rift Valley, Kenya; Laacher See, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (show all 10); The Philippines; Lake Toba, Sumatera, Indonesia; Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA; El Salvador
- Important events
- volcanic eruptions (Tambora | Mount Pinatubo); The Year without a Summer; plagues (Plague of Justinian)
- First words
- The Earth is cooling down!
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)The human track record demonstrates that we have the capacity to manage volcanic threats with resolve, flexibility and creativity.
- Original language
- English
Classifications
- Genres
- Science & Nature, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, History
- DDC/MDS
- 551.21 — Natural sciences & mathematics Earth sciences; geology Geology, Hydrology Meteorology Volcanoes, earthquakes, thermal waters and gases Volcanoes
- LCC
- QE522 .O58 — Science Geology Geology Dynamic and structural geology Volcanoes and earthquakes
- BISAC
Statistics
- Members
- 98
- Popularity
- 329,289
- Rating
- (3.06)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 9
- ASINs
- 2
