The Ends of the World: Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans and Our Quest to Understand Earth's Past Mass Extinctions

The Ends of the World: Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans and Our Quest to Understand Earth's Past Mass Extinctions by Peter Brannen. Hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781786070074.

At five moments in our planetâ€s history, catastrophic events caused mass extinctions, when more than half of its species were lost. New technologies now enable scientists both to study these ancient disasters and to predict what lies ahead in a new phase of habitat destruction and climate change. Ranging across half a billion years, from the fossil recordâ€s extraordinary creatures to todayâ€s coral reefs, this book explains these new, urgent insights into Earthâ€s fragile ecosystems.