Bill McGuire is the Benfield Professor of Geohazards and Director of the Benfield Hazard Research Centre at University College London. He is author or editor of more than 300 books, papers and articles focusing on volcano instability and monitoring, volcanic hazards, natural hazards and environmental change, climate change and global geophysical events. Lyn Stone produces delightful and informative line drawings on a variety of subjects. She was formerly a curator at the Tower of London.

4-5 Introduction; 6-7 Jigsaw world; 8-9 Shake, rattle and roll; 10-11 Walls of water; 12-13 Volcanic eruptions; 14-15 Studying volcanoes; 16-17 Dangerously dry weather; 18-19 Spreading like... wildfire; 20-21 Water, water... everywhere; 22-23 Chasing twisters; 24-25 Wacky weather; 26-27 Tumbling down; 28-29 Hothouse Earth; 30-31 Glossary and index.