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When did the human species turn against the planet that we depend on for survival? Human industry and consumption of resources have altered the climate, polluted the water and soil, destroyed ecosystems, and rendered many species extinct, vastly increasing the likelihood of an ecological... read more
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A fierce and sudden volcanic winter descended upon the earth sometime around 71,000 years ago, when Mt. Toba, an enormous volcano on the island we know as Sumatra, in the Andaman Sea, exploded in the largest surface eruption that the earth has known for the past 400 million years.
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- Kirkpatrick Sale (Author)
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 599.938
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- Books › Professional & Technical › Professional Science › Earth Sciences › Environmental Science
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Archaeology
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Anthropology
- Books › Outdoors & Nature › Conservation › Environmentalism
- Books › Professional & Technical › Professional Science › Evolution
- Books › Science › Earth Sciences › Environmental Science
- Books › Science › Evolution
- Books › History › Ancient
- Books › History › World
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