A Brief History of Climate Folly
$21.60
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
30 June 2026
Summary
What to do about the climate? If emissions reduction is too hard and too slow, maybe science can engineer a solution?
It turns out this line of thinking is as old as humanity. From shamanism to cloud-seeding to Cold-War plans to nuke the Arctic ice cap, humans have been trying – or claiming – to influence the weather for millennia.
In this entertaining overview of history’s grandest and silliest attempts at climate change, Tim and Emma Flannery address a very serious question:…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781923058965 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1923058967 |
| Author: | Tim Flannery, Emma Flannery |
| Publisher: | Text Publishing |
| Imprint: | The Text Publishing Company |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 30 June 2026 |
| Weight: | 200g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 198mm x 130mm |
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Critics Review
‘The Flannerys communicate the science with the fidelity of seasoned palaeontologists without losing the breathless wonder of a seven-year-old talking about sharks at the dinner table…A fascinating read.’
* Saturday Paper on Big Meg *‘The authors’ passion for their subject matter is contagious..’
* ArtsHub on Big Meg *‘Tim Flannery and Emma Flannery present an engaging, easy-to-read, holistic, and intelligent story of Big Meg…Insights from arts, history, anthropology, traditional and popular culture, archaeology, mythology and religion offer enjoyable, holistic understandings.’
* Good Reading (4 stars) on Big Meg *About The Author
Tim Flannery
Tim Flannery is a paleontologist, an explorer, a conservationist, and a leading writer on climate change. His books include the award-winning international bestseller The Weather Makers, and Here on Earth, Atmosphere of Hope, and Europe: The First 100 Million Years, as well as his previous collaboration with his daughter, Emma Flannery, Big Meg.
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