Which will get us first? The super-volcano in Yellowstone Park? An asteroid hurtling towards us from outer space? Black holes from CERN gobbling up the solar system? Or - who knows - alien invasion? Armed with lavish illustrations and their one-of-a-kind "Catastrophometer", David Darling and Dirk Schulze-Makuch introduce all those disasters you never saw coming, unpicking the hardcore science that makes them all genuine possibilities, and providing everything from survival tips to danger ratings..
Which will get us first? The super-volcano in Yellowstone Park? An asteroid hurtling towards us from outer space? Black holes from CERN gobbling up the solar system? Or - who knows - alien invasion? Armed with lavish illustrations and their one-of-a-kind "Catastrophometer", David Darling and Dirk Schulze-Makuch introduce all those disasters you never saw coming, unpicking the hardcore science that makes them all genuine possibilities, and providing everything from survival tips to danger ratings.
