Sherratt, Tim, Tom Griffiths & Libby Robin, ed.: Change

Sherratt, Tim, Tom Griffiths & Libby Robin, ed.

A Change in the Weather: Climate and Culture in Australia, NMA Press, Canberra, 2005

Collection of essays showing how climate and weather ‘can change lives, particularly in Australia, a continent of extreme, unpredictable and variable weather conditions. Climate plays a considerable role in the society and culture of the “El Niño Continent”.’ (blurb)  Contributions by social scientists, scientists, historians and engineers. A review is here.

A 2014 article about how 2013 was Australia’s hottest year ever. As for 2014. Again 2014, the world’s hottest year ever. Aboriginal stories confirm a rise in sea level over an extended period.

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