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Climate change in the Middle East and North Africa : 15,000 years of crises, setbacks, and adaptation /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Thompson, William R. (Author), Zakhirova, Leila (Author)
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022.
Subjects:
Climatic changes > Middle East > History.
Climatic changes > Africa, North > History.
Climatic changes > Social aspects > Middle East.
Climatic changes > Social aspects > Africa, North.
Middle East > Environmental conditions.
Africa, North > Environmental conditions.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 15,000 Years of Climate Change in MENA : Big History, Big Questions
  • Climate Change from the Younger Dryas to the Little Ice Age
  • The Origins of Agriculture, Drought, and Ancient Empires
  • Drought and Political-Economic Transformations in the Ancient Near East
  • Cooling, Water Scarcity, and Societal Crises in Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt
  • Environmental Fragility in MENA from Late Antiquity to Early Modern Eras
  • Global Warming in MENA Today and In the Coming Decades
  • Climate Wars
  • Canaries in the Coal Mine?
  • Water, Food, and Adaptation
  • The End of MENA?