The Coming Global Superstorm - Softcover

Bell, Art; Strieber, Whitley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0743470656 ISBN 13: 9780743470650

Publisher: Pocket Books, 2004

Synopsis

The dawn of the twenty-first century saw some of the most violent weather on record. Scientific evidence suggests this trend marks the beginning of a climatological nightmare: a massive and unprecedented storm of unimaginable destructive force. Triggered by global warming, the North Atlantic Current -- counter to our own Gulf Stream -- will switch its course, causing cold Arctic air to barrel into overheated temperate zones. The end result will be sudden, dramatic changes in climate all over the world, amongst them sustained winds of over 100 miles per hour and the severest winter storms in recorded history, with blizzard conditions in Western Europe and across the American continent. The continual storms will begin to bury the Northern Hemisphere under an impenetrable sheet of show -- the start of a new Ice Age. In this impressively researched wake-up call of a book, Art Bell and Whitley Strieber assess the risks and offer a wealth of viable solutions through which we could stave off the global disaster and the inevitable death toll which will follow -- if we act now, before it is too late.

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Review:

It's time to stop talking about the weather and do something about it. Paranormal superstars Art Bell and Whitley Strieber bring environmentalism to the masses tabloid-style in The Coming Global Superstorm, a quick look at global warming and its potentially catastrophic effects. Like Old Testament prophets, Bell and Strieber embrace lovingly detailed depictions of global cataclysm; unlike them, our modern-day doomsayers have more to go on than that old-time religion. Their writing is clear and straightforward, interspersing hard data with dramatisation and speculation to create an engaging, enjoyable, but thoroughly spooky warning of the next Ice Age.

Scoffers would do well to remember the 1900 hurricane that devastated Galveston, Texas, despite the clear warnings--we may have advanced our meteorological knowledge over the 20th century, but is our judgment any better? Bell and Strieber are ultimately optimistic that quick behaviour change can avert the big storm for a while, even if archaeological evidence suggests its inevitability. Their solutions range from the small scale (buy fuel-efficient cars) to the grandiose (global co-operation in weather monitoring). Whether their suggestions will help is a moot question (how could we ever know?); surely, though, they won't hurt. --Rob Lightner

About the Author:

Whitley Strieber is the author of many novels and works of non-fiction, including such legendary titles as THE WOLFEN and THE HUNGER. He lives in Texas with his wife.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0743470656
• ISBN 13: 9780743470650
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 320