A Brief History of Climate Folly

Name: A Brief History of Climate Folly
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Tim Flannery, Emma Flannery

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30 June 2026

Mathematics & Sciences; The environment

What to do about the climate? If emissions reduction is too hard and too slow, maybe science can engineer a solution?

It turns out this line of thinking is as old as humanity. From shamanism to cloud-seeding to Cold-War plans to nuke the Arctic ice cap, humans have been trying – or claiming – to influence the weather for millennia.

In this entertaining overview of history’s grandest and silliest attempts at climate change, Tim and Emma Flannery address a very serious question: can we do better in the Anthropocene?

After all, our lives depend on it.

By: Tim Flannery, Emma Flannery
Imprint: Text Publishing Company
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 1mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9781923058965
ISBN 10: 1923058967
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 30 June 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Tim Flannery is a paleontologist, an explorer, a conservationist and a leading writer on climate change. His books include the award-winning international bestseller The Weather Makers, and Here on Earth, Atmosphere of Hope and Europe: The First 100 Million Years, as well as his previous collaboration with his daughter, Emma Flannery, Big Meg.

Reviews for A Brief History of Climate Folly

‘The Flannerys communicate the science with the fidelity of seasoned palaeontologists without losing the breathless wonder of a seven-year-old talking about sharks at the dinner table…A fascinating read.’ * Saturday Paper on Big Meg * 'The authors’ passion for their subject matter is contagious..’ * ArtsHub on Big Meg * ‘Tim Flannery and Emma Flannery present an engaging, easy-to-read, holistic, and intelligent story of Big Meg…Insights from arts, history, anthropology, traditional and popular culture, archaeology, mythology and religion offer enjoyable, holistic understandings.’ * Good Reading (4 stars) on Big Meg *