Storm World: Hurricanes, Politics, and the Battle Over Global Warming
Storm World: Hurricanes, Politics, and the Battle Over Global Warming – Review
Chris Mooney has written a interesting account of one of the more difficult issues closely associated with global warming — the risk of greatly increased hurricane activity. Ever since Katrina, this issue has been central in open debate about the effects of greatly enhanced greenhouse warming on our planet. However, linking larger hurricane intensity to global warming is less straightforward than fully understanding the slowly melting of glaciers and glacial ice, desertification, or the rise in sea levels. Mooney explores this complexity and the unique approaches to art of the central protagonists. The result is a equally fascinating and fine description of personalities and science issues — more nuanced, and hence more accurate, than many journalistic perspectives on the science behind global warming.