The end of the world?

This year's Natural History Museum Annual Science Lecture will be presented by Professor Bill McGuire (Benfield Hazard Research Centre).

'Global Catastrophes, a Punters Guide' will ponder the threat of volcanic super-eruptions; the implications of a mega-tsunami; and the outcome of a cataclysmic earthquake before ultimately asking: is the human race really doomed?

The lecture will draw on Professor McGuire's recent book 'Surviving Armageddon: Solutions for a Threatened Planet' which outlined both long and short-term strategies to help limit the damage caused by future large-scale natural hazards.

Professor McGuire said: "The fragility of our planet and our species has never before been so apparent. On Boxing Day 2004 we surfaced bleary-eyed from festive celebrations to the first news of one of the greatest natural catastrophes of modern times - the Indian Ocean tsunami - and wondered why we were caught by surprise. This lecture will help allay - at least partly - our fears about future global natural catastrophes"

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• Natural History Museum Annual Lecture
• Surviving Armageddon