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When Humans Nearly Vanished

The Catastrophic Explosion of the Toba Volcano

When Humans Nearly Vanished( )
Author: Prothero, Donald R.
ISBN:978-1-58834-635-3
Publication Date:Oct 2018
Publisher:Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
Imprint:Smithsonian Books
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $27.95
Book Description:

Some 73,000 years ago, the huge dome of Mount Toba, in today's Sumatra, Indonesia, began to rumble. A deep vibration shook the entire island. Jets of steam and ash emanated from the summit, followed by an explosion louder than any sound heard by Homo sapiens since our species evolved on Earth. 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 forty times larger than the...
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Book Details
Pages:208
Detailed Subjects: Nature / Earthquakes & Volcanoes
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.24 x 9.126 x 0.819 Inches
Book Weight:0.915 Pounds



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