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Synopsis
Americans have been warned since the late 1970s that the buildup of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere threatens to melt the polar ice sheets and irreversibly change our climate. With little done since then to alter this dangerous path, the world has reached a critical threshold. By the end of the century, it will likely be hotter than at any point in the last two million years, and the sweeping consequences of this change will determine the future of life on earth for generations to come.Taking listeners from the melting Alaskan permafrost to storm-torn New Orleans, acclaimed journalist Elizabeth Kolbert approaches this monumental problem from every angle. She interviews researchers and environmentalists, explains the science, draws frightening parallels to lost civilizations and presents the moving tales of people who are watching their worlds disappear. Growing out of an award-winning three-part series for the New Yorker, Field Notes from a Catastrophe brings the environment into the consciousness of the American people and asks what, if anything, can be done to save our planet.
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Review
`A compelling book that brings global warming terrifyingly to
life' -- Rachel Cooke, New Statesman, `Books of the Year'
`A small miracle of concision ... offers the clearest view yet of
the biggest catastrophe we have ever faced' -- Los Angeles Times
`A superbly crafted, diligently compressed vision of a world
spiralling towards destruction' -- Observer
`Among the few irreplaceable volumes yet written about climate
change. Kolbert offers the best summary yet' -- Bill McKibben, Boston Globe
`The most frightening book I've read this century ... holds a
powerful message for us all and we would do well to heed it' -- Times Literary Supplement
From the Publisher
A highly accessible book on a subject that is never out of the
news and has never felt more urgent.
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- PublisherSimon & Schuster
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 0743555643
- ISBN 13 9780743555647
- BindingAudio CD
- LanguageEnglish
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