LEADER 03504nam 22006495 450 001 9910483170403321 005 20230810193426.0 010 $a9783319761411 010 $a3319761412 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-319-76141-1 035 $a(CKB)4100000008701659 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5825114 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-319-76141-1 035 $a(Perlego)3495013 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000008701659 100 $a20190712d2019 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aLa Niņa and the Making of Climate Optimism $eRemembering Rain /$fby Julia Miller 205 $a1st ed. 2019. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2019. 215 $a1 online resource (301 pages) $cillustrations 311 08$a9783319761404 311 08$a3319761404 327 $aChapter 1. Attitudes to Climate -- Chapter 2 Wastelands, Gardens, Hopes and Visions -- Chapter 3. Federated and Fed-up: Fragility after Fecundity (1895-1905) -- Chapter 4. Soaking in Hope: Provident Nature and Grand Schemes (1909-1929) -- Chapter 5. The Battle with Drought: Water the Essential Element (1940-1949) -- Chapter 6. A Run of Good Seasons (1950-57 and 1970-75) -- Chapter 7. Remembering Rain: The Ghost of Good Seasons Past (1960-1969) -- Chapter 8. A Change in the Weather. Conservation as the Catch Cry (1980-1990) -- Chapter 9. Climates of Opinion: The Role of La Niņa and Permanent Change -- Chapter 10. Conclusion -- . 330 $aThis book examines the deep connection Australians have with their climate to understand contemporary views on human-induced climate change. It is the first study of the Australian relationship with La Niņa and it explains how fundamental this relationship is to the climate change debate both locally and globally. While unease with the Australian environment was a hallmark of early settler relations with a new continent, this book argues that the climate itself quickly became a source of hope and linked to progress. Once observed, weather patterns coalesced into recognizable cycles of wet and dry years and Australians adopted a belief in the certainty of good seasons. It was this optimistic response to climate linked to La Niņa that laid the groundwork for this relationship with the Australian environment. This book will appeal to scholars and students of the environmental humanities, history and science as well as anyone concerned about climate change. 606 $aAustralasia 606 $aHistory 606 $aScience$xHistory 606 $aHistory, Modern 606 $aEcology 606 $aClimatology 606 $aAustralian History 606 $aHistory of Science 606 $aModern History 606 $aEnvironmental Sciences 606 $aClimate Sciences 615 0$aAustralasia. 615 0$aHistory. 615 0$aScience$xHistory. 615 0$aHistory, Modern. 615 0$aEcology. 615 0$aClimatology. 615 14$aAustralian History. 615 24$aHistory of Science. 615 24$aModern History. 615 24$aEnvironmental Sciences. 615 24$aClimate Sciences. 676 $a304.250994 700 $aMiller$b Julia$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$01077767 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910483170403321 996 $aLa Niņa and the Making of Climate Optimism$92589225 997 $aUNINA