English language
Published Dec. 8, 2008 by Basic Books.
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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.
Subjects
- El Niño Current
- Climatic changes -- Social aspects -- History
- Climate and civilization
- Human beings -- Effect of climate on -- History