Surviving Mother Nature’s Tests: The effects climate change and other natural phenomena have had on the lives of our ancestors (with examples from the British Isles)
Descriptions of many types of natural phenomena are presented along with numerous references to publications in which readers may find much more information as to their origin and impact on people.
Information presented will be of interest to those who want an introduction to the causes and effects of climate change. Family historians will gain knowledge about how such processes significantly affected generations of people during the past several centuries.
As the title suggests, the book summarizes different natural phenomena, the periods in which they occurred and explanations of how people survived the particular tests imposed on them by Mother Nature. Some natural events, such as climate change, have played out over centuries; others, including major storms or floods, have caused damage and death in just hours. Many incidents concerning natural phenomena have altered lives and livelihoods, disrupted normal activities and, in many instances, forced people to change their way of life or move.
Mother Nature has constantly tested humans with a variety of natural phenomena. Studies of family history are not complete without consideration of the environs in which our ancestors lived. Mostly only strong and resourceful people – or in some cases, the luckiest ones – lasted through the many alterations of their physical surroundings.
Surviving Mother Nature’s Tests is available from the publisher, Unlock the Past (Gould Genealogy & History) in both print and PDF format. For purchase information, go to https://www.gould.com.au/surviving-mother-natures-tests-the-effects-climate-change-and-other-natural-phenomena-have-had-on-the-lives-of-our-ancestors/utpm004-2/
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