Hothouse Earth

I love this book because it says it all. As a professional geologist, I have had many discussions with friends and colleagues about the possibility of climate change, and this book explains the science clearly and simply. It is so well-researched and written that now I need only say, “Read the book.” 

Bill McGuire, Professor of Geophysical and Climate Hazards at University College London paints a picture of the future of planet Earth that scares me—a future of increased extreme weather events, including floods, fires, and heat waves, and that is just in our lifetime. It is the book that,… show more.

I love Hothouse Earth: An Inhabitant’s Guide, by Bill McGuire, Professor Emeritus of Geophysical and Climate Hazards at University College London, because he is very good at combining a sterling knowledge of science with activism. This is exactly what I have been doing in several books on the world climate crisis during the last 25 years. While I have trouble with some of the connections he is that he is trying to make (does global warming really have a tie to vulcanism?), I really love McGuire’s easy-to-read style. The fact that he works both with the International Panel on… show more.