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Super volcanoes
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- Book Synopsis
- Volcanoes are capable of acts of pyrotechnical prowess verging on magic: they spout black magma more fluid than water, create shimmering cities of glass at the bottom of the ocean and frozen lakes of lava on the moon and can even tip entire planets over. Despite their reputation for destruction, volcanoes are inseparable from the creation of our planet.Super Volcanoes revels in the incomparable power of volcanic eruptions past and present, Earth-bound and otherwise, it explores how these eruptions reveal secrets about the worlds to which they belong. Science journalist and volcanologist Robin George Andrews describes the stunning ways in which volcanoes can sculpt the sea, land and sky, and even influence the machinery that makes or breaks the existence of life. Travelling from Hawaii, Tanzania, Yellowstone and the ocean floor to the moon, Venus and Mars, Andrews explores cutting-edge discoveries and lingering scientific mysteries surrounding these phenomenal forces of nature.
- About The Author
- Robin George Andrews is an award-winning science journalist who regularly writes about the Earth, space, and planetary sciences for outlets including the New York Times, the Atlantic, National Geographic, Scientific American, Washington Post, Nature, Atlas Obscura, Quanta Magazine, among others. He lives in London, England.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780393542066
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- W.W. Norton and Company, (30 November 2021)
- Number of Pages
- 336
- Weight
- 528 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 236 x 160 x 30 mm
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