Fire and Flood
A People's History of Climate Change, from 1979 to the Present
$25.14
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
18 July 2023
Summary
The definitive history of the modern climate change era, from an award-winning writer who has been at the centre of the fight for more than thirty years.
In 1979, President Jimmy Carter was presented with the findings of scientists who had been investigating whether human activities might change the climate in harmful ways. “A wait-and-see policy may mean waiting until it is too late,” their report said. They were right – but no one was listening. Four decades later, we are haunted by…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141999968 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141999969 |
| Author: | Eugene Linden |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 18 July 2023 |
| Weight: | 252g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 19mm |
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Critics Review
Fascinating … This will be a telling story for a long time to come (assuming we’re around to hear it) – Bill McKibben
Urgent, meticulous … Linden pulls no punches * Publishers Weekly *
Praise for The Winds of Change * - *
Beautifully written … a very thought-provoking volume. Linden manages to weave history, science, and narrative together in a compelling way * Science *
Impressive … Linden takes a penetrating historical view * The New York Times *
Fascinating * NPR *
Invaluable * Washington Post *
Linden expertly and succinctly describes the natural cycles that control climate and the many ways they interact * Nature *
Should be required reading for policy makers across the globe – Doug Macdougall * Chronicle of Higher Education *
Fascinating-a tour de force. Linden has accumulated a greater comprehension of paleo-climatic and oceanographic issues than all but a very few scientists. I have nothing but admiration for this book – George Woodwell, founder of the Woodwell Climate Center and former president of the Ecological Society of America
About The Author
Eugene Linden
Eugene Linden is an award-winning journalist and the author of The Parrot’s Lament, The Future in Plain Sight, Silent Partners, and several other books on animals, the environment, and other issues relating to humanity’s place in the natural order. His previous book on climate change, Winds of Change, received the Grantham Prize Special Award of Merit. He has consulted for the U.S. State Department, the UN Development Program, and he is a widely traveled speaker and lecturer before audiences ranging from the intelligence community to the congregation of the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine. He lives in the Hudson Valley, in New York.
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