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Tunguska - A Siberian Mystery and Its Environmental Legacy (Hardcover)
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Tunguska - A Siberian Mystery and Its Environmental Legacy (Hardcover)
Series: Studies in Environment and History
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In 1908, thunderous blasts and blazing fires from the sky descended
upon the desolate Tunguska territory of Siberia. The explosion
knocked down an area of forest larger than London and was powerful
enough to obliterate Manhattan. The mysterious nature of the event
has prompted a wide array of speculation and investigation,
including from those who suspected that aliens from outer space had
been involved. In this deeply researched account of the Tunguska
explosion and its legacy in Russian society, culture, and the
environment, Andy Bruno recounts the intriguing history of the
disaster and researchers' attempts to understand it. Taking readers
inside the numerous expeditions and investigations that have long
occupied scientists, he foregrounds the significance of mystery in
environmental history. His engaging and accessible account shows
how the explosion has shaped the treatment of the landscape, how
uncertainty allowed unusual ideas to enter scientific
conversations, and how cosmic disasters have influenced the past
and might affect the future.
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