The Ends of the World Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans and Our Quest to Understand Earth's Past Mass Extinctions

'A book about one apocalypse - much less five - could have been a daunting read, were it not for the wit, lyricism, and clarity that Peter Brannen brings to every page.' Ed Yong, author of I Contain Multitudes Apocalypse, now? Death by fire, ice, poison gas, suffocation, asteroid. At five moments through history life on Earth was dragged to the very edge of extinction. Now, armed with revolutionary technology, scientists are uncovering clues about what caused these catastrophes. Deep-diving into past worlds of dragonflies the size of seagulls and fishes with guillotines for mouths, they explore how - against all the odds - life survived and what these ominous chapters can tell us about our future.

ISBN:	9781786073983
Publisher:	Oneworld Publications
Imprint:	Oneworld
Published date:	06 Sep 2018
DEWEY:	930
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	x, 322 , 8 unnumbered of plates
Weight:	316g
Height:	196mm
Width:	139mm
Spine width:	25mm

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