Get the Summary Robin George Andrews' Super Volcanoes of in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary and not the original book. Original book introduction: Volcanoes are capable of acts of pyrotechnical prowess verging on magic: they spout black magma more fluid than water, create shimmering cities of glass at the bottom of the ocean and frozen lakes of lava on the moon, and can even tip entire planets over. Between lava that melts and re-forms the landscape, and noxious volcanic gases that poison the atmosphere, volcanoes have threatened life on Earth countless times in our planet's history. Yet despite their reputation for destruction, volcanoes are inseparable from the creation of our planet. A lively and utterly fascinating guide to these geologic wonders, Super Volcanoes revels in the incomparable power of volcanic eruptions past and present, Earthbound and otherwise, and recounts the daring and sometimes death-defying careers of the scientists, who study them. Science journalist and volcanologist Robin George Andrews explores how these eruptions reveal secrets about the worlds, to which they belong, describing the stunning ways, in which volcanoes can sculpt the sea, land, and sky, and even influence the machinery that makes or breaks the existence of life

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