Climate Change - Environment and Civilization in the Middle East
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Biological Sciences, Environmental Science, Earth Sciences, Nature
| Author: | Arie S. Issar, Mattanyah Zohar | ISBN: | 9783662062647 |
| Publisher: | Springer Berlin Heidelberg | Publication: | April 17, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Springer | Language: | English |
| Author: | Arie S. Issar, Mattanyah Zohar |
| ISBN: | 9783662062647 |
| Publisher: | Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
| Publication: | April 17, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Springer |
| Language: | English |
This survey of ancient levels of lakes, rivers and sea, and changes in stalagmites and sediments shows an astonishing correlation between climate change and rise and fall of civilizations in the Middle East. Warm periods were characterized by aridization, economic crisis and mass migration. Cold periods brought abundant rain, prosperity and settlement. The authors conclude that climate change was the decisive factor in the origins of the "cradle of civilization".
This survey of ancient levels of lakes, rivers and sea, and changes in stalagmites and sediments shows an astonishing correlation between climate change and rise and fall of civilizations in the Middle East. Warm periods were characterized by aridization, economic crisis and mass migration. Cold periods brought abundant rain, prosperity and settlement. The authors conclude that climate change was the decisive factor in the origins of the "cradle of civilization".
