Arie S Issar: 3 books
Strike the Rock and There Shall Come Water
Climate Changes, Water Resources and History of the Lands of the Bible
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2013
This book presents an update and revision of the book Water Shall Flow from the Rock - Hydrogeology and Climate in the Lands of the Bible by A. Issar*, *published by Springer-Verlag in 1990. The enormous quantity and quality of new data added since 1990 called for a thorough update. Another reason...
Water Shall Flow from the Rock
Hydrogeology and Climate in the Lands of the Bible
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Many times when the author saw the bedouins of southern Sinai excavate their wells in the crystalline rocks, from which this part of the peninsula is built, the story of Moses striking the rock to get water came to mind. The reader will, indeed, find in this book the description for a rather simple...
by Arie S. Issar, Mattanyah Zohar
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2013
This survey of ancient levels of lakes, rivers and sea, and changes in stalagmites and sediments shows an astonishing correlation between climate change and rise and fall of civilizations in the Middle East. Warm periods were characterized by aridization, economic crisis and mass migration. Cold periods...