A Brief History of Climate Folly

Name: A Brief History of Climate Folly
Brand: The Text Publishing Company
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By: Tim Flannery, Emma Flannery

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Paperback | 30 June 2026

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An outrageous history of dreamers and schemers who wanted to change the climate, from one of Australia's most recognised names in nature writing.

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.

PRAISE-

'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

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