Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change

Long known for her insightful and thought provoking political journalism, author Elizabeth Kolbert now tackles the controversial and increasingly urgent subject of global warming In what began as groundbreaking three part series in theNew Yorker, for which she won a National Magazine Award in 2006, Kolbert cuts through the competing rhetoric and political agendas to elu Download Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change – kino-fada.fr As the effects of global warming becomeanddifficult to ignore, will we react by finally fashioning a global response Or will we retreat into ever narrower anddestructive forms of self interest It may seem impossible to imagine that a technologically advanced society could choose, in essence, to destroy itself, but that is what we are now in the process of doing Elizabeth Kohlbert, the concluding paragraph of this book,...Elizabeth Kolbert was, still is I think, the main environmental writer for The New Yorker, though she writes of other things too, nowadays This book was one of the first books I read on climate change, and is particularly convincing as it is based on actually observing what was going on in the Arctic, not on climate models, theoretical projections, or any such ...This book, Field Notes from a Catastrophe Man, Nature and Climate Change by Elizabeth Kolbert grew out of a three part series she wrote for the New Yorker In this slim volume, Elizabeth Kolbert methodically explains the science of climate change and the warming temperatures of the earth I think one of the most startling aspects of this book, for me, was learning that the study of climate change as it relates to the burning of fossil fuels actually dates back to the 19th century This isn This book, Field Notes from a Catastrophe Man, Nature and Climate Change by Elizabeth Kolbert grew out of a three part series she wrote for the New Yorker In this slim volume, Elizabeth Kolbert methodically explains the science of climate change and the warming temperatures of the earth I think one of the most startling aspects of this book, for me, was learning that the study of climate change as it relates to the burning of fossil fuels actually dates back to the 19th century This isn t new Ms Kolbert starts with the history of the scientists who matter most in the study of the warming of the planet The first scientist to make a contribution was an Irish physicist named John Tyndall In the latter part of the 1850s, he began to study a variety of gases and is the person who identified what is now called the natural greenhouse effect A Swedish chemist named Svante Arrhenius picked up the research where Tyndall left off Arrheniu...This washard science than rhetoric which was welcome Kolbert lays out the argument convincingly and compellingly Because she is not daunted by the science, the argument comes across measured and deliberate maybe even a bit understated at times making it all theeffective For anyone still harboring doubts about global warming, I d like to think this book may well challenge their cu...It s impressive how well Kolbert avoids doom and gloom Neither does she understate the issue She navigates the polemic that s been made false polemic , debunks the myths, observes from ground zero, outlines plans of action It s an excellent primer, well researched and grounded But ultimately, y...It may seem impossible to imagine that a technologically advanced society could choose, in essence, to destroy itself, but that is what we are now in the process of doing This quote demonstrates the overwhelming message that Kolbert is trying to convey in writing this book She urges people to recognize the growing changes that are occurring on our planet and the need to address issue before for it is to late Kolbert s book provides unique facts and observation that allow her to come to the It may seem impossible to imagine that a technologically advanced society could choose, in essence, to destroy itself, but that is what we are now in the process of doing This quote demonstrates the overwhelming message that Kolbert is trying to convey in writing this book She urges people to recognize the growing changes that are occurring on our planet and the need to address issue before for it is to late Kolbert s book provides unique facts and observation that allow her to come to the conclusion that global climate change is happening She gathered information through a number travels throughout the world, vari...This book seems poorly proportioned It spends too many pages shoring up the existence of anthropogenic climate change and not enough time talking about the implications Anyone open to the scientific premise isn t going to need 100 pages of proof before getting into the interesting part Between assessments of the present and forecasts for the future, Kolbert also never pauses to explain exactly why this is a problem I m not a climate change skeptic by any means,...It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it Upton Sinclair, I, Candidate for Governor And How I Got LickedThat famous quote from Upton Sinclair seems highly appropriate to any discussion of climate change in this country Entrenched, very powerful economic interests control our political system and, to a great extent, ou...Field Notes From A Catastrophe is an interesting book that calmly lays out the evidence to support the fact that the earth is now the warmest it has been in the past 420,000 years She then goes on to talk about differing scientists viewpoints of what this might mean At the core, all of the important scientists in the field agree that the warming means that the planet is on the ...The only thinghope killing than reading Elizabeth Kolbert on climate change see also The Sixth Extinction An Unnatural History is reading one of her books several years after publication, knowing no progress has been made What she writes is impossible to deny This book was published before The Sixth Extinction, then re issued in 2014 with a few updates that only confirm the bad tidings Trying to sum up the book here I went back to what I said about Sixth Extinction q.v. Though th...

• English
• 13 February 2017
Elizabeth Kolbert
• Paperback
• 225 pages
• 1596911301
• Elizabeth Kolbert
• Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change