| ID | 013568 |
| Call Number | 551.609/CHR |
| Title Proper | Curse of Akkad |
| Other Title Information | Climate upheavals that rocked human history |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Christie, Peter |
| Publication | New York, Annick Press, 2008. |
| Description | 144p Black spine |
| Note | From an ice age that gave humans an evolutionary leg up to an El Niño that frustrated Hitler's battle plans, an exploration of climate shifts of the past shows that the weather is often a critical player in important events. |
| Note | Today's forecast
Beginnings: Mother Ice
Drought: The curse of Akkad
The medieval warm period: An adventurous wind
The little Ice age: Witch weather
Volcanoes: A chilling fury
El Nino: The child's tantrums
War: Skies of rage
Weathering the future
Further reading
Selected bibliography
Index
Photo credits
Acknowledgements
About the author |
| Standard Number | 9781554511181 |
| Price. Qualification | $11.95(Pb) |
| Classification Number | 551.609 |
| Key Words | UOI - Natural disasters ; UOI - Civilization ; Climate and civilization - History ; Climatic changes - History ; Global Perspectives - IGCSE |