num_pages: 288
description: Did the Earth once undergo a super ice age, one that froze the entire planet? A global adventure story and a fascinating account of scientist Paul Hoffman's quest to prove his maverick 'Snowball Earth' theory, this is science writing at its most gripping. In "Snowball Earth", Gabrielle Walker takes us on a thrilling natural history expedition in search of supporting evidence for the audacious theory which argues that the Earth experienced a climatic cataclysm 700 million years ago that froze the entire planet from the poles to the equator.
language: English
title: Snowball Earth: The Story of the Great Global Catastrophe That Spawned Life as We Know It
titlecomplete: Snowball Earth: The Story of the Great Global Catastrophe That Spawned Life as We Know It
genres: Palaeontology, Geology, Environment, Biology, Science, Nonfiction, Popular Science, History Of Science, History, Earth Sciences
ratings_count: 388
publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing