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Hummingbird Salamander is a 2021 novel by American author Jeff VanderMeer. It is set in a near-future dystopia affected by climate change, and narrated by a corporate security consultant, "Jane Smith," who is drawn into a mystery incited by her receipt of a taxidermied hummingbird from an extinct species.
From ancient times, people suspected that the climate of a region could change over the course of centuries. For example, Theophrastus, a pupil of Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle in the 4th century BC, told how the draining of marshes had made a particular locality more susceptible to freezing, and speculated that lands became warmer when the clearing of forests exposed them to sunlight.
Although it does not explicitly mention climate change, it has been listed by The Guardian as one of the best climate change novels, [34] and environmentalist George Monbiot has described it as "the most important environmental book ever written" for depicting a world without a biosphere. [35] [36]
Katie Hawkinson recaps some of the best climate-related books from the past year, and which ones to look out for next year
You were working on a different book when you read about Roger Revelle’s 1956 research proving climate change and the work confirming it in the 1970s. You write, “Everyone had known. You write ...
Pliocene climate became cooler and drier, and seasonal, similar to modern climates. 2.5 to present: Quaternary glaciation, with permanent ice on the polar regions, many named stages in different parts of the world
The Weather Makers: The History and Future Impact of Climate Change: Climate change: consequences of global warming: Tim Flannery: 2005: ISBN 1-920885-84-6: The Weather of the Future: Heat Waves, Extreme Storms, and Other Scenes From a Climate-Changed Planet: Climate change: dangers from greenhouse gases from fossil fuels: Heidi Cullen: 2010
The giant salamander was identified using DNA by staff at the Zoological Society of London and the Natural History Museum. Newly discovered giant salamander is ‘world’s largest amphibian ...