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100 _aOppenheimer, Clive.
245 _aEruptions that shook the world
260 _aCambridge, U.K. ; New York :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c11/27/2012
300 _axvi, 392 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
500 _a'What does it take for a volcanic eruption to really shake the world? Did volcanic eruptions extinguish the dinosaurs, or help humans to evolve, only to decimate their populations with a super-eruption 73,000 years ago? Did they contribute to the ebb and flow of ancient empires, the French Revolution and the rise of fascism in Europe in the 19th century? These are some of the claims made for vo
650 _aVolcanism -- Effect of environment on.
650 _aVolcanism -- History.
650 _aVolcanology.
852 _o551.21 OPP
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