The empire of climate : a history of an idea

"As the looming consequences of climate change increasingly dominate our visions of the future, media coverage and public discourse often focus on how an altered climate will inevitably -- and unevenly -- reshape human life across the globe. Amid predictions of mass displacement, food shortages, conflict over resources, and widespread health problems, many people are newly reckoning with a very old idea: that the conditions of our climate will in...