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Supervolcano : the Catastrophic Event That Changed the Course of Human History (Could Yellowstone Be Next?) by John M. Savino; Marie D. Jones is a science book available to read on EtoBox.

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Approximately 75,000 years ago, an event occurred that almost wiped out human life. According to a stunning new theory, this singular event may also have completely altered the genetic evolution of humankind. It was an event that released 3,000 times the energy of Mt. St. Helens. The new book, Supervolcano , explores this eruption of the Toba supervolcano in Sumatra, Indonesia, its far-reaching impact, and the strong possibility of another supervolcano eruption in our lifetime. Supervolcanoes are considered one of the five biggest threats to humankind, along with asteroids, nuclear war, disease, and global warming. But of those, supervolcanoes are the only threat that cannot be prevented. And their effects are catastrophic. So devastating was the Toba eruption and the sheer amount of ash it released into the atmosphere, it altered the global climate for years, creating a mini Ice Age that obliterated massive amounts of plant, animal, and human life. A new theory claims this earth-shattering event also caused a severe "population bottleneck" in humans, leading to the eventual extinction of all other branches of our species with the exception of one...the branch that survived Toba an

Who reads Supervolcano : the Catastrophic Event That Changed the Course of Human History (Could Yellowstone Be Next?)?

Author

John M. Savino; Marie D. Jones

Publisher

Franklin Lakes, N.J.: New Page Books

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9781564149534

Category

science

Subjects

Fiction, Mathematics, Science

Rating

3.56 / 5 (43 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13