"Gives the complete picture of the single biggest issue facing our planet. ... lays out the facts and assesses the options - global and personal - for dealing with the threat of a warming world"--P. [4] of cover.
Melting ice sheets and warming oceans are causing the seas to rise. By the end of this century, hundreds of millions of people living at low elevations along coasts will be forced to retreat to higher and safer ground. Because of sea-level rise, major storms will inundate areas …
Se cree que la geoingeniería está del lado de la agricultura industrial, la desigualdad y el ecomodernismo, en oposición al decrecimiento, las energías renovables, la agricultura sostenible y la justicia climática. Buck rechaza esta dualidad para preguntar: ¿y si la gente se apo…
"Climate change is profoundly altering our world in ways that pose major risks to human societies and natural systems. We have entered the Climate Casino and are rolling the global-warming dice, warns economist William Nordhaus. But there is still time to turn around and walk ba…
Climate change: what everyone needs to know
by Romm, Joseph
fromWhat everyone needs to know