The Pocket Guide to Planetary Peril - An A to Z

An A to Z of the calamities and catastrophes that could end life as we know it - and a look at what should really be keeping us awake at night. From the A tomic bomb to the Z ombie apocalypse (via B lack holes, K iller diseases and S pace invaders), The Pocket Guide to Planetary Peril explores twenty-six doomsday scenarios that could spell the end of humanity as we know it. Using scientific facts and entertaining anecdotes, Professor Jakob Thoma (a global expert in long-term risks and sustainable finance) explains how likely it is that we will survive climate change or be turned into grey goo by nanobots - and what we can do about it. Funny, eye-opening and charmingly illustrated, this is the perfect book for doomsayers, cynics and pessimists everywhere.

Product details

• Authors: Jakob Thoma, Jakob Thomä
• Publisher: Allen Lane
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.03.2025
• EAN: 9780753561300
• ISBN: 978-0-7535-6130-0
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 143 mm x 223 mm x 21 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Natural science; SCIENCE / Global Warming & Climate Change, HUMOR / General, Climate Change, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disasters & Disaster Relief, NATURE / Natural Disasters, HUMOR / Topic / Adult, Humour, Social impact of disasters / accidents (natural or man-made)