JOURNAL ARTICLE

Finding modern lessons in Earth's history of climate change.

  • Published In: Science News, 2023, v. 204, n. 5. P. 28 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Melecio-Zambrano, Luis 3 of 3

Abstract

REVIEWS & PREVIEWS Over four millennia ago, in the final days of the Akkadian Empire in Mesopotamia, a drought swept over the region, afflicting lands as far away as Greece and what's now Pakistan. Earth's climate system includes regulating forces that tend to buffer against small shifts in climate; ice caps and low clouds reflect sunlight and help cool the planet, for instance. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Science News. 2023/09, Vol. 204, Issue 5, p28
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0036-8423
  • Accession Number:171792272
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