5.16.2009
The Great Warming
by Brian Fagan, 242 pgs, hardcover
Overall Grade: B
So you might have heard about the Little Ice Age, when Europe was unseasonably cold for a while. Before that there was what's called the Medieval Warm Period. That period of time is the subject of this book. For Europe, it was a good thing. It was warm and they could grow a lot of food. What this book will elucidate is that what was a good time for Europe wasn't so much for a lot of other places around the world. Brings a nice perspective to some recent climatic history, even though we don't yet understand all the global interconnectedness, and the record is kinda hazy in places.
Labels: genre: non-fiction, genre: science, media: book