Eruptions That Shook The World

Did volcanic eruptions extinguish the dinosaurs and shape human civilisation? Clive Oppenheimer explores the greatest volcanic events of the past quarter of a billion years, using rich geological, historical, archaeological and palaeoenvironmental records. His forensic approach to volcanology links cause and effect, providing important lessons for future catastrophe risk management.

• | By (Author): Clive (University Of Cambridge) Oppenheimer
• | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• | Publication Date: May 26, 2011
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 406 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-10: 0521641128
• | ISBN-13: 9780521641128