C. E. P. (Charles Ernest Pelham) Brooks

Charles Ernest Pelham Brooks was a British meteorologist and climate writer born on November 10, 1888, and he died on December 14, 1957. He is best remembered for books such as Climate Through the Ages and The Evolution of Climate, which explored how climate has changed over long stretches of Earth’s history.

Brooks worked during a period when scientists were trying to connect observations of weather with much larger questions about glaciers, ancient climates, and the forces that shape the planet over time. His writing helped bring those ideas to a wider audience, combining scientific seriousness with an accessible style.

Because easily verified biographical details are limited in the sources I found, it is safest to describe him mainly through his published work and reputation as a meteorologist. Even so, his books show a writer deeply interested in how climate connects the past and present, making him a notable figure in the early popular study of climate science.