Dimensions
158 x 236 x 23mm
A Natural History of Global Disasters
Just as the biblical Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse symbolize the end of the world, so there are four real catastrophes lying in wait for the human race:
- a volcanic blast powerful enough to devastate a continent and change the earth's climate
- a giant wave capable of destroying entire cities along the coastlines of the Pacific or Atlantic
- a cataclysmic earthquake that could destroy the world's economy
- an asteroid impact that would kill a billion people and take our civilization back into the Dark Ages
Modern society has developed during an unusually quiet geological period in the earth's history, with no major natural catastrophes to disrupt the growth and progress of the human race. But global devastation occurred many times before the emergence of civilization and we would be foolhardy to ignore the omnipotence of nature.
This timely and authoritative book identifies in accurate and frightening detail the four catastrophes that await us. Such geophysical turmoil will be beyond any previous human experience, and will have major implications for the future of civilization as we know it.
