Forse mai prima d'ora il potenziale impatto delle anomalie climatiche sul destino delle società e delle civiltà umane è stato così forte e globale come lo è oggi. Tuttavia, la vulnerabilità alle anomalie climatiche dell'approvvigionamento alimentare da cui dipende una società ha accompagnato l'umanità sin dal suo inizio. La "situazione di fragilità", come la definisce Ronnie Ellenblum in questo libro rivoluzionario, ha influenzato l'ascesa e la caduta delle civiltà nel corso della storia. Tuttavia, per la maggior parte del secolo scorso, la maggior parte degli studi umanistici sulla storia e la società si sono ritirati dall'esame dell'impatto storico degli eventi climatici. Nella prima parte del libro, Ellenblum ripercorre il corso della scienza del clima fin dai suoi inizi per scoprire le radici di questa diffidenza, che percepisce non solo nella scarsa familiarità degli studiosi umanistici con i metodi utilizzati nella scienza sperimentale, ma anche nella pericolosa svolta delle scienze sociali verso le teorie eugenetiche nei decenni precedenti la seconda guerra mondiale. Chiedendo un nuovo incontro di ricerca umanistica e sperimentale, Ellenblum mostra quanto possa essere produttivo e critico un tale incontro. Giustapponendo magisterialmente i resoconti di cronisti medievali e antichi con dati tratti da studi moderni sul clima, indica come i fattori climatici abbiano influenzato l'ascesa, la fioritura, il declino e il collasso dei grandi imperi del passato. Solo in questo modo, conclude Ellenblum, possiamo cominciare a immaginare come, e quanto rapidamente, il cambiamento climatico possa influenzare il nostro futuro e prepararci agli sconvolgimenti che probabilmente porterà.
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