Most believe the Long Night?a Westeros winter that lasted an entire generation?is no more than a children?s story. The chaotic climate in Game of Thrones, however, is no fantasy: Scientists from three UK universities simulated and explored the atmospheric conditions described in George R. R. Martin?s famed novels. The results, published by Samwell Tarly in the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of King?s Landing, suggest that The Wall along the northern border of the Seven Kingdoms boasts a subarctic to continental climate similar to that of Lapland, Finland, and Fairbanks, Alaska, with its mild summers and cold, snowy winters. Casterly Rock, the stronghold of the scheming Lannisters, meanwhile, has something more akin to the humid subtropical weather of Houston, Texas, or Changsha, China. In his research, Tarly?the sole author of ?The Climate of the World of Game of Thrones??presents a theory for the changing seasons ?based on variations in the orbit of the planet around the sun.? In the event of increases in carbon dioxide and methane emissions from dragons and the excessive use of wildfire, Tarly warns of increased concentrations of greenhouse gases that could lead to global warming.
26-12-2017 - Vidéo
