The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.60 (796 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0871139359 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 357 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
All rights reserved. . It's destined to become required reading following Hurricane Katrina as the focus shifts to the natural forces that may have produced such a devastating event. Much of the book's success is rooted in Flannery's succinct and fascinating insights into related topics, such as the differences between the terms greenhouse effect, global warming and climate change, and how the El Niño cycle of extreme climatic events "had a profound re-organising effect on nature." But the heart of the book is Flannery's impassioned look at the earth's "colossal" carbon dioxide pollution problem and his argument for how we can shift from ou
Along with a riveting history of climate change, Tim Flannery offers specific suggestions for action for both lawmakers and individuals, from investing in renewable power sources like wind, solar, and geothermal energy, to offering an action plan with steps each and every one of us can take right now to reduce deadly CO2 emissions by as much as 70 percent.. The Weather Makers is both an urgent warning and a call to arms, outlining the history of climate change, how it will unfold over the next century, and what we can do to prevent a cataclysmic future. Over the past decade, the world has seen the most powerful El Niño ever recorded, the most devastating hurricane in two hundred years, the hottest European summer on record, and one of the worst storm seasons ever experienced in Florida. Sometime this century the day will arrive when the human influence on the climate will overwhelm all other natural factors. With one out of every five living things on this planet committed to extinction by the levels of greenhouse gases that will accumulate in the next few decades, we are reaching a global climatic tipping point
Counting the losses "Not another book on climate change!", you lament. Readers may feel surfeited by the rash of books on "global warming" appearing in the past few years. The feeling is understandable. The situation should be considered an indication of how serious the problem is for all humanity. In this case, the author introduces a little-considered aspect. Tim Flannery, whose keen eye and bountiful wit always offers something new presented in a easily readable way, will not leave you jaded no. Frederick S. Goethel said The Definitive Book on Climate Change. This book was recommended to me by one of Canada's leading advocates for saving the Polar Regions. He told me I should read this book if I wanted to read the best book that has been written on climate change. I was skeptical, but he was right. This is the best book I have found on the subject of climate change.The author, Tim Flannery, is a well recognized scientist himself. He begins the book by discussing his reservations about global warming, how scientists are supposed to b. "One of the best books on climate change there is" according to Isle of Arran. The author, Tim Flannery, has succeeded in writing one of the most comprehensive and easy to understand books on climate change and the effects fossil fuel consumption has on our planet. He lays out the science, the politics and economics behind the effects greenhouse gases have on our planet . These effects include mass species extinction, rise in temperature of the Earth's atmosphere, as well as its oceans, and sea level rise just to name a few. Flannery also does a wonderful