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Floods, famines, and emperors
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Brian M. Fagan |
Civilisations have long been dictated by cycles of rise and fall. The author shows beautifully how El Nino gave rise to human civilisation and continually shape and alter their fates, and how human a… |
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The weather changes man
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Ben Bova |
Traces the weather patterns and climatic changes on earth from prehistory to the present and discusses their influence on man's physical and psychological development. |
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Storms of my grandchildren
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James E. Hansen |
"In Storms of My Grandchildren, Dr. James Hansen--the nation's leading scientist on climate issues--speaks out for the first time with the full truth about global warming: The planet is hurtling even… |
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A cultural history of climate
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Wolfgang Behringer |
Explores the latest historical research on the development of the earth's climate, showing how even minor changes in the climate could result in major social, political, and religious upheavals. |
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Six degrees
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Mark Lynas |
A well documented summary of studies relating to the effects of climate change. The chapters are organized by the effects on people, the economy,and the climate for every additional degree of temper… |
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Third millennium BC climate change and old world collapse
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Harvey Weiss |
Around 4000 years ago the advanced urban civilizations in Egypt, Mesopotamia and India suddenly collapsed. What happened? Did a prolonged drought cause the breakdown of social order? Recent discoveri… |
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The yin and yang of climate crisis
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Brendan Kelly |
"Examines the current climate crisis through the lens of Chinese medicine."-- |
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A Brain for All Seasons
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William H. Calvin |
"The earth's climate does great flip-flops every few thousand years. Our ancestors lived through hundreds of such abrupt episodes since the more gradual Ice Ages began two and a half million years ag… |
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