Project Gutenberg 2011-10-26 Public domain in the USA. 219 Huntington, Ellsworth 1876 1947 Huntington, E. (Ellsworth) Visher, Stephen Sargent 1887 1967 22020363 Climatic Changes: Their Nature and Causes The uniformity of climate -- The variability of climate -- Hypotheses of climatic change -- The solar cyclonic hypothesis -- The climate of history -- The climatic stress of the fourteenth century -- Glaciation according to the solar cyclonic hypothesis -- Some problems of glacial periods -- The origin of loess -- Causes of mild geological climates -- Terrestrial causes of climatic changes -- Post-glacial crustal movements and climatic changes -- The changing composition of oceans and atmosphere -- The effect of other bodies on the sun -- The sun's journey through space -- The earth's crust and the sun. Produced by Robin Monks, Wayne Hammond and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Climatic Changes: Their Nature and Causes" by Ellsworth Huntington and Stephen Sargent Visher is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book explores the intricate relationships between climate, geographical features, and living organisms, addressing the historical fluctuations of climate and their implications for both natural and human history. Its scientific approach aims to uncover the causes of climatic changes throughout Earth’s history, drawing connections to various factors like atmospheric composition and geological movements. The opening of this work sets the stage by emphasizing the vital role of climate in influencing life on Earth, both currently and throughout geological history. It discusses how climate affects various aspects of human life—including agriculture, health, and habitation—and suggests that understanding past climatic variations is crucial for predicting future changes. The authors begin to outline the significance of climate stability and variability by identifying different climatic sequences and positing that the Earth’s climate, while generally uniform over long geological timescales, has experienced periods of notable change that have significantly shaped the evolution of life. This comprehensive overview signals a rigorous examination of both the natural world and humanity's place within it, inviting readers to consider the profound implications of climatic phenomena. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Climatology Paleoclimatology Climatic changes QC Text Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Category: Environmental Issues 782108 2025-07-15T10:32:29.328085 text/html 754289 2011-10-26T15:28:24 text/html 641519 2025-07-15T10:32:45.093019 application/epub+zip 646903 2025-07-15T10:32:34.710077 application/epub+zip 321512 2025-07-15T10:32:32.074100 application/epub+zip 2620406 2025-07-15T10:32:51.428982 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2587534 2025-07-15T10:32:42.861011 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 571164 2022-09-17T10:17:36.033203 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 647069 2025-07-15T10:32:27.472115 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 646640 2011-10-26T15:28:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 647512 2011-10-26T15:28:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22785 2025-07-15T10:32:51.580987 application/rdf+xml 22137 2025-07-15T10:32:32.677074 image/jpeg 4567 2025-07-15T10:32:32.371056 image/jpeg 219541 2011-10-26T15:28:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 531368 2011-10-26T15:28:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 219465 2011-10-26T15:28:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 626416 2025-07-15T10:32:29.411069 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia