Plows, Plagues, and Petroleum: How Humans Took Control of Climate (Princeton Science Library)
William F. Ruddiman traces humanity’s growing influence on climate through three transformative forces: agriculture, disease, and fossil fuels. Combining scientific insight with historical perspective, this accessible study examines how human societies changed the planet long before the modern era and how those changes continue to shape the climate today.
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Plows, Plagues, and Petroleum examines the long history of human influence on Earth’s climate.
William F. Ruddiman explores how agriculture, epidemics, and the use of fossil fuels altered the relationship between human societies and the natural world.
Blending scientific perspective with historical context, the book considers the ways human activity has shaped climate over time.
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