Plows, Plagues, and Petroleum: How Humans Took Control of Climate

by William F. Ruddiman

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The impact on climate from 200 years of industrial development is an everyday fact of life, but did humankind's active involvement in climate change really begin with the industrial revolution, as commonly believed? Plows, Plagues, and Petroleum has sparked lively scientific debate since it was first published--arguing that humans have actually been changing the climate for some 8,000 years--as a result of the earlier discovery of agriculture...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0691173214

ISBN13:9780691173214

Release Date:October 2016

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:240 Pages

Weight:0.50 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Related Subjects

Climatology Earth Sciences Environment Environmental Science Future of Computing History & Philosophy Rivers Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology Weather

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