Storms of My Grandchildren
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In his Q&A with Bill McKibben featured in the paperback edition of Storms of My Grandchildren, Dr. James Hansen, the world's leading climatologist, shows that exactly contrary to the impression the public has received, the science of climate change has become even clearer and sharper since the hardcover was released.…
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Hansen is probably the grandfather of warnings about climate change in our time.
Former director of the Goddard Institute for Space Studies, Hansen and colleagues sounded the first widely circulated alarm regarding climate change and its potential effects in Science during 1980. This eloquent book is both an explanation of the science and a call to arms that concentrates on what we must do to preserve a livable Earth for our children and grandchildren.
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. called Hansen “The Paul Revere” of global warming….who has braved criticism and censure.” He has a rare combination of scientific expertise and…
From Bruce's list on climate change and how to deal with it.
James E. Hansen, the scientist who first warned us back in the 1980s of the coming climate disaster, sits down with leading environmental activist Bill McKibben, to talk frankly and directly about the disastrous impact coming in the next few decades if the world does not wake up.
Written over a decade ago, this book resonates even more today, and the message is even more urgent. This is an important, sobering book for the reader who wants a straightforward, realistic look at the coming global warming crises.
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