Overview
Explores the Australian relationship with La Niña and how fundamental this relationship is to the climate change debate both locally and globally
Examines the deep connection Australians have to their climate in order to deconstruct contemporary views on human-induced climate change
Argues that the wet La Niñas and the dry El Niños underpinned a resilient climate optimism
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book examines the deep connection Australians have with their climate to understand contemporary views on human-induced climate change. It is the first study of the Australian relationship with La Niña and it explains how fundamental this relationship is to the climate change debate both locally and globally. While unease with the Australian environment was a hallmark of early settler relations with a new continent, this book argues that the climate itself quickly became a source of hope and linked to progress. Once observed, weather patterns coalesced into recognizable cycles of wet and dry years and Australians adopted a belief in the certainty of good seasons. It was this optimistic response to climate linked to La Niña that laid the groundwork for this relationship with the Australian environment. This book will appeal to scholars and students of the environmental humanities, history and science as well as anyone concerned about climate change.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Julia Miller is the Director of Academic Affairs for CAPA The Global Education Network in Sydney, Australia, where she teaches courses in the environmental humanities, Australian history and global studies. Previously, she taught modern history at Macquarie University, Australia.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: La Niña and the Making of Climate Optimism
Book Subtitle: Remembering Rain
Authors: Julia Miller
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76141-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-76140-4Published: 24 July 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-76141-1Published: 12 July 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 288
Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 15 illustrations in colour
Topics: Australasian History, History of Science, Modern History, Climate Change, Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts