Floods, famines, and emperors

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 adapt to a weather system that cycles beyond human lifetimes – or fail to.

Year

2000

Language

English

Publisher

Basic Books

Editions

2

Pages

304

ISBN

9780465011216

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