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The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean

bySusan Casey

Susan Casey descends into the deep ocean with scientists, explorers, engineers, and submersible pilots investigating Earth's largest and least-known habitat. Trenches, vents, mountains, strange organisms, and geological forces reveal a world once imagined as lifeless or monstrous. The book traces advances that make extreme depths visible while examining mining, climate, national competition, and the risks of treating the seabed as an empty resource frontier. Casey combines adventure with science and history, arguing that the underworld matters to planetary systems and deserves understanding and protection before industrial activity outruns knowledge.

Publisher

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Publication date

2023

Format

Print edition

Pages

352

ISBN

9780385545570