Sunburnt country : the history and future of climate change in Australia
Gergis, Joëlle2018
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What was Australia's climate like before official weather records began? How do scientists use tree-rings, ice cores and tropical corals to retrace the past? What do Indigenous seasonal calendars reveal? And what do settler diary entries about rainfall, droughts, bushfires and snowfalls tell us about natural climate cycles? Sunburnt Country pieces together Australia's climate history for the first time. It uncovers a continent long vulnerable to climate extremes and variability. It gives an unparalleled perspective on how human activities have altered patterns that have been with us for millions of years, and what climate change looks like in our own backyard. Sunburnt Country highlights the impact of a warming planet on Australian lifestyles and ecosystems and the power we all have to shape future life on Earth.
Sunburnt country : the history and future of climate change in Australia / Joëlle Gergis.
Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Publishing, 2018.
x, 310 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps (some colour), facsimiles ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references ( pages 274-299) and index.
9780522871548
363.73874
English
336785
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Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - Environment | 363.73874 GER | Available |