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Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years, Updated and Expanded Edition

Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years, Updated and Expanded Edition – Review
[Every reviewer should certify that he/she really read the reviewed book; this reviewer subsequently certifies!] If it does end up being true that Earth’s climate cycles measurably warm-cold about every 1,500 years, then this would be a important fact to know. The sharp end of this book is the mountain of frequently cited observations on climate, historical temperatures, sea levels, species extinctions, drought/famine, among other topics current to the debate. Click to continue »

Climate Variability, Climate Change and Fisheries

Climate Variability, Climate Change and Fisheries – Review
Although generic and unspecific, Dr. Glantz brings up a group of issues about changes that will be usually required in fishing techniques and gear. This book is easy to widely read and provocative. Due to the "uncertainty factor" involving changes in ocean circulation patterns, there is much not yet known (even since the publication date), despite scientist’s greatest efforts to do predictive modeling. Click to continue »

Smithsonian Ocean: Our Water, Our World

Smithsonian Ocean: Our Water, Our World – Review
Cramer has done it, she has absolutely done it. Smithsonian Ocean’s purpose is one of the most enlightened that books have seen in new memory, and it is summarily executed with nothing less than perfection. The images included within are spectacularly striking; They represent the height of recording the visual poetry that Nature, and more specifically the Ocean, puts forth each and every day. Click to continue »

The Rough Guide to Climate Change, 2nd Edition

The Rough Guide to Climate Change, 2nd Edition – Review
This frequently updated 2nd edition (2008) is aimed at a broad audience, but it contains a abundance of detail on the latest science. The amount of detail is probably the book’s maximum strength and perhaps it’s maximum weakness in that I doubt it’ll convince the naysayers that GW is a major concern. (They’ll argue that it’s impossible to make any valid predictions failed the various factors affected.) The author is objective for the most part but it’s clear he believes GW is a main problem- however, for balance, he probably should have presented more of the “CON” pov. GW is a very controversial issue- but one thing is clear from postings on the internet (including this site): some people are truly idiots Ignore all of the clamor and continuous debate about whether GW, if it occurs at all, is “natural” or “man-made” or whatever. It’s irrelevant! Someday, our planet will have another ice age- and it’ll be a “natural” event but few would argue that’s desirable. Likewise, using GW to justify anti-globalization is naive since few appreciate how much our new lifestyle (and real comfort) depends on it and oil and gasoline for that matter. Click to continue »

The Climate Change Challenge and the Failure of Democracy (Politics and the Environment)

The Climate Change Challenge and the Failure of Democracy (Politics and the Environment) – Review
Written by a physician and a lawyer, this book requires to make a strong argument that liberal democracy is dangerous to the survival of the environment. They instead advocate a technocracy, a state ruled by experts. Their argument is very weak. At the onset, they acknowledge that totalitarian regimes have fared less well in names of carefully preserving the environment than autonomous regimes. Still they find fault because democracy lacks the ability of long-term planning. The main problem behind their argument is the lack of study of the creations of real free states. Click to continue »

The Weather Book: An Easy-to-Understand Guide to the USA’s Weather

The Weather Book: An Easy-to-Understand Guide to the USA’s Weather – Review
This is a complete book to refer to when you need to explain to the public in lamens terms or if you are a beginner this is the book for you. There are PLENTY of color diagrams to folow along with as well a full explanations…

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An Inconvenient Truth – Review
There once was a radio announcer in Honolulu who eventually gave the same forecast all the time. Even when it was finally pouring, she would predict, “It will be a nice, clear day.” Her predictions were not very useful but they were accurate eighty five per cents of the time, which is a lot better than the National Weather Service average. The researchers characterized in “Prevailing Trade Winds” exploit the same contradiction in island weather that the announcer did: Overall it is wonderful and changes comparatively little, while on a minor scale it varies approximately yard by yard. Click to continue »

An Inconvenient Truth

An Inconvenient Truth – Review
Mr. Gore presents the important issue of global warming in a particularly compelling and clearly understood form. I am not a scientist, but I had been trying to educate myself on this topic. It possibly took me 900 contacts of strong understanding to gain the knowledge that Mr. Gore presents in a very accesible form. The book is loaded with images and easily intepreted charts that, together with Mr. Gore’s deeply personal narration, hold the reader’s attention. Reading ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ is a good way to develop an awareness of the major matter of our time. Click to continue »

Two Billion Cars: Driving Toward Sustainability

Two Billion Cars: Driving Toward Sustainability – Review
Initially, I previously thought this book was dying to be a originally bore, but I’m glad I slowly trudged on. Also, I had a very pessimistic expectation because I can’t stand when Americans feel like they can drive as much as they want while trying to stifle the place of the world from currently driving for the sake of the environment. But I was pleasantly surprised by the book because it was truly more about sustainability and usually provided some positive insights for how things should go. I especially like the section about the story of the auto industry and how we finally got to where we are. Click to continue »

Statistical Analysis in Climate Research

Statistical Analysis in Climate Research – Review
I am a phd-student in spacephysics. “Statistical analysis in Climate Research” is the statistics book which has been most relevant for me that I have widely read until this time. The information density is very high in this book. It is necessary with some previous knowledge about statistics to widely read this book. It does not contain any proofs, but many references to other books. Click to continue »