Habitat Loss, Rainfall In Greece
300 BC • Greece
Theophrastus of Eurasia developed a theory that linked deforestation to decline in rainfall in Greece and Crete. "The trend of the Romans' actions affecting the environment over the centuries was destructive. They exploited renewable resources faster than was sustainable, and consumed nonrenewable ways and placed an insupportable demand on the natural resources available to them."
Hughes, J. Donald. "An Environmental History of the World: Humankind's Changing Role in the Community of Life." London: Routledge, 2009. 79. Print.
"Trip to Sinai and Petra, Mr. & Mrs. and Miss Sugg," courtesy of The Library of Congress, LC-DIG-ppmsca-17414-00071.
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