The Great Warming: Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations

A while ago, there was a fascinating article on paleoclimatology in the New Yorker. It was all about how researchers have been able to use methods like tree ring analysis and ice cores to figure out how the weather--temperature and precipitation--have varied over the last few thousand years.

So, when I heard Brian Fagan talking about his recent book on historical trends in climate change on The Daily Show, I thought it sounds interesting. But, I gave it 50 pages, and couldn't get into it. The material was good, but the writing not so much. It just didn't captivate me.

Even now, though, I think I should go back and try to read through some more of it...