When humans nearly vanished : the catastrophic explosion of the Toba volcano
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QE522 .P76 2018
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QE522 .P76 2018
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198 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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English
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Various historic volcanoes, and the ability to survive them. It includes the Toba volcano, from Indonesia.
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"The true story of the explosion of the Mount Toba supervolcano, the largest eruption in the past 28 million years, and its lasting impact on Earth and human evolution."--,Provided by publisher.
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Some 73,000 years ago the eruption of the Toba supervolcano released the energy of a million tons of explosives; seven hundred cubic miles of magma spewed outward in an explosion, and so much ash and debris was injected into the stratosphere that it partially blocked the sun's radiation, causing global temperatures to drop by five to nine degrees. Prothero presents the controversial argument that the Toba catastrophe nearly wiped out the human race, creating a 'genetic bottleneck' whose survivors could be the ancestors of all humans alive today. -- adapted from jacket
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Prothero, D. R. (2018). When humans nearly vanished: the catastrophic explosion of the Toba volcano . Smithsonian Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Prothero, Donald R.. 2018. When Humans Nearly Vanished: The Catastrophic Explosion of the Toba Volcano. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Prothero, Donald R.. When Humans Nearly Vanished: The Catastrophic Explosion of the Toba Volcano Washington, DC: Smithsonian Books, 2018.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Prothero, D. R. (2018). When humans nearly vanished: the catastrophic explosion of the toba volcano. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Books.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Prothero, Donald R.. When Humans Nearly Vanished: The Catastrophic Explosion of the Toba Volcano Smithsonian Books, 2018.
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