Brian Fagan – Catastrophic drought is coming back
March 10th, 02007 by Kevin Kelly
Catastrophic drought is coming back
There are two kinds of historians, Brian Fagan says, parachutists and truffle hunters. Parachutists command an overview of the landscape, while truffle hunters dig deeply to uncover marvelous treasures. Fagan is a parachutist. In his talk Fagan emphasized a wide view of human history as it unrolls in the landscape of climate. In our lookout from the parachute, we can see evidence from ice cores, tree rings, fossil pollen, and historical records, all pointing to the conclusion that people in the past have suffered through global warming periods before…
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Posted on May 8th, 2007 at 2:23 pm
Faboulous presentation.
Brian Fagan is an extremely charismatic person.
Posted on July 19th, 2007 at 3:56 am
Interesting and informative presentation. Though I do not fully agree with the option he suggested, yet I think that can be the last option. Rain harvesting and twisting the crops can be done.
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