EGU22 PC3: Clues from the past: a Galapagos‘whodunnit?’ Egyptian water woes & Judean famines
Channel: European Geosciences Union
Date: 2022-05-25

From ancient mummies who coped with water rise and climate change, to mysterious events that led to the death of a German doctor, to the volcanic ‘triple event’ of the 160s BCE and the famine in Judaea – what do these seemingly unrelated events have in common? This press conference explores the various climatic pressures as catalysts of human historical events. Scientists will present their evidence on past and future scenarios of climate change, and ways to apply these learnings to mitigate food insecurity, flood risk, and present-day conflicts.

Participants:

- Francesca Casale, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 20133, Milano, Italy
- Michael J. McPhaden, NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, United States of America
- Selga Medenieks, Trinity College Dublin, Trinity Centre for Environmental Humanities, Department of History, Ireland
- Francis Ludlow, Trinity College Dublin, Trinity Centre for Environmental Humanities, Department of History, Ireland

Press Conference held Tuesday, 24 May, 11:00 CEST in Vienna, Austria, Moderated by EGU's Media and Communications Officer, Gillian D'Souza.

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For more information visit the EGU22 webpage: https://www.egu22.eu or email: egu22@copernicus.org


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