{"product_id":"9780349144894","title":"Adventures in Volcanoland","description":"Author: Tamsin Mather\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780349144894\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 13 May 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 368 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdventures in Volcanoland\u003c\/i\u003e charts journeys across deserts, through jungles and up ice caps, to some of the world's most important volcanoes, from Nicaragua to Hawaii, Santorini to Ethiopia, exploring Tamsin Mather's obsession with these momentous geological formations, the cultural and religious roles they have played in the minds of those living around them at different times throughout history, and the science behind their formation and eruptions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVolcanoes help to make and shape our world, bursting forth from inside of the earth and, in many places, looming over us. Present since the earth's beginning they continue to maintain its life support systems and, their extraordinary chemistry may even have created the ingredients needed for life to kick start.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn some places volcanoes are even beginning to provide us with part of the energy we need to curb our use of fossil fuels. They have fascinated humans for millennia, their eruptions charted throughout history, seeming to show us how the earth has been living, breathing and changing for billions of years.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy exactly are these geological mammoths found where they are? What can they teach us about our environment, the Anthropocene and the ecological disaster that is climate change? Are there volcanoes on other planets, and what might they tell us about whether we could one day live there if we exhaust our own habitat? How can we predict if or when volcanoes might explode?\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdventures in Volcanoland\u003c\/i\u003e is an enthralling mix of travel, science and environmental writing for fans of Robert MacFarlane and Raynor Winn.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46482594693278,"sku":"ADS-9780349144894","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780349144894.jpg?v=1770350872","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780349144894","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}