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The Weather Makers
Book

The Weather Makers

How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth

Atlantic Monthly Press, 2006
First Edition: 2005 plus...


Editorial Rating

9

Recommendation

Global warming, caused by greenhouse gas emissions, is an incontrovertible, unassailable fact. Yes, a few flat-earth folks remain who argue that more proof is still needed. Thousands of objective technical reports, published in refereed scientific journals, clearly show the case is already made. In the scientific community, there is no debate: Climate change, caused by humans, is here. And, unless we quickly do something about it, the end results could be cataclysmic. getAbstract recommends Tim Flannery’s impassioned book about climate change. This book will thoroughly educate you regarding the dangers of global warming and will tell you what you can do to address this shared problem. It is hard to imagine a more vital topic.

Take-Aways

  • Fossil fuels – gas, oil, coal – represent the remains of organisms that drew carbon into their systems from the atmosphere many millions of years ago.
  • The current era of geologic time, going back 8,000 years, is called the “Long Summer.” It is a period of uncommon warmth.
  • A substantial increase of carbon in the air means an unwelcome change in climate. The more carbon a fuel contains, the more dangerous it is.

About the Author

Tim Flannery is a scientist, explorer, conservationist and author. He has published more than 100 peer-reviewed papers and speaks often on ABC Radio, NPR and the BBC.


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