Adam Nicolson

The world has become a toxic prison – and a volcanic winter lurks on the horizon

Pollution of the planet has left us on the edge of a precipice where the future of our species is at risk, says Peter Frankopan

A dense fog of pollution on the Kartavya Path, New Delhi, in November last year. [Getty Images]
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  • The Earth Transformed: An Untold History

    Peter Frankopan

    Bloomsbury, pp. 695, £30

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