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.
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