Set in 2050, social journalist James Burke looks back at events of the world from the dawn of civilization and shows how climate change has affected human history. At the point of the Industrial Revolution, humans began to do things to the climate, rather than the other way round. When he brings us up to date (1989), that is when the predictions begin. From Kyoto to the two Gulf Wars, Burke accurately predicts many of the events that have taken place so far. His predictions have been sound, even to the tune of carbon credits and climate change agreements. Using virtual reality computer simulations, Burke traces the Earth's history of ice ages and warming trends and presents several possible scenarios caused by the greenhouse effect during the 1990s to 2050.
The Fatal Flower
Jan 1, 1989
This first part is based on history before 1990. It theorizes and tells facts about the effects global weather has had on the history of mankind and how some historical events happened also because of natural temperature change.
Secret of the Deep
Jan 1, 1989
The second part speculates about the future and especially the ways in which we could overcome the bad effects of global weather.
