HIST 854 (01) - Topics in History of Science

Topics in History of Science

Durham Liberal Arts :: History

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2022 - Full Term (01/25/2022 - 05/09/2022)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 10
CRN: 56563

Study of a selected topic in the history of European science since the Renaissance.

Section Comments: Full Title: Weather and Climate in History.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Instructors: STAFF

Times & Locations

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/25/2022	5/9/2022	MW	12:10pm - 1:30pm	HORT 215

Additional Course Details:

WEATHER AND CLIMATE IN HISTORY
HIST 854

Storms, blizzards, floods, hurricanes, droughts … These weather emergencies can greatly disrupt people’s lives. Are they also signs that the climate is changing? How would we know? In this class, we turn to history for answers. We will examine episodes of extreme weather in Europe and America in the last three centuries and consider how the climate has changed over that period. We will focus on people’s attempts to adapt to and understand the atmospheric changes that affect their lives. Knowing more about this history will help us appreciate why climate change is now such a crucial and contested issue, one that bears upon the future of humanity as a whole but also reflects our divergent opinions and interests.