La Niña and the Making of Climate Optimism
Remembering Rain
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Beschreibung
This book examines the deep connection Australians have with their climate to understand contemporary views on human-induced climate change. It is the first study of the Australian relationship with La Niña and it explains how fundamental this relationship is to the climate change debate both locally and globally. While unease with the Australian environment was a hallmark of early settler relations with a new continent, this book argues that the climate itself quickly became a source of hope and linked to progress. Once observed, weather patterns coalesced into recognizable cycles of wet and dry years and Australians adopted a belief in the certainty of good seasons. It was this optimistic response to climate linked to La Niña that laid the groundwork for this relationship with the Australian environment. This book will appeal to scholars and students of the environmental humanities, history and science as well as anyone concerned about climate change.
This book examines the deep connection Australians have with their climate to understand contemporary views on human-induced climate change. It is the first study of the Australian relationship with La Niña and it explains how fundamental this relationship is to the climate change debate both locally and globally. While unease with the Australian environment was a hallmark of early settler relations with a new continent, this book argues that the climate itself quickly became a source of hope and linked to progress. Once observed, weather patterns coalesced into recognizable cycles of wet and dry years and Australians adopted a belief in the certainty of good seasons. It was this optimistic response to climate linked to La Niña that laid the groundwork for this relationship with the Australian environment. This book will appeal to scholars and students of the environmental humanities, history and science as well as anyone concerned about climate change.
Explores the Australian relationship with La Niña and how fundamental this relationship is to the climate change debate both locally and globally Examines the deep connection Australians have to their climate in order to deconstruct contemporary views on human-induced climate change Argues that the wet La Niñas and the dry El Niños underpinned a resilient climate optimism
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Julia Miller
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Environmental History Environment Climate Change Climate History el nino la nina El Niño Southern Oscillation Inter-decadal Pacific Oscillation Pacific Decadal Oscillation The Walker Circulation. Southern Oscillation Index climate change impacts