Alok Jha is a science and environment correspondent at the
Guardian newspaper, specialising in green technologies. In addition to writing news and comment, he presents the Science Weekly podcast and looks after the
Guardian's science website. He graduated with a physics degree from Imperial College London and is also the author of
How to Live Forever. He lives in London.
Death by Euphoria.
Dysgenics.
Population Death Spiral.
Genetic Superhumans.
Geomagnetic Reversal.
Galactic Collision.
Strangelets.
Whether we like it or not, everything's going to come to a pretty unpleasant halt on our planet at some point in the future. What we don't know is what form our extinction is likely to take. In this accessible and entertaining book, acclaimed writer Alok Jha explains the head-spinning apocalyptic science behind 50 horrifying doomsday scenarios.
A brilliantly readable and entertaining guide to the 50 biggest threats facing our planet.
