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

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Elizabeth Kolbert | Bloomsbury USA | January 1, 2007

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Long known for her insightful and thought-provoking political journalism, Elizabeth Kolbert has tackled the controversial and increasingly urgent subject of global warming. What began as a three-part series for the New Yorker--for which she won a National Magazine Award in 2006--Field Notes from a Catastrophe has already been course listed at major universities. Kolbert talks to members of an Inupiat community in Alaska, a butterfly expert in England and an official from Bush's administration to piece together a frightening vision of our future. She cuts through the competing rhetoric and political agendas and asks what, if anything, can be done to save our planet.<" br>
Fie ld Not es from a Catast rophe< /i> ", lik" e < i>Sile nt Sp ri ng< /i > b efor e i "t," is on e of "the most important books about life on earth. This edition includes a related essay on oceans published in the New Yorker in September 2006.

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Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Climate Change - Is Time Running Out?

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KOLBERT ELIZABETH | August 14, 2008

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Drawing from her three-part series in the New Yorker, "Climate of Man," Elizabeth Kolbert's Field Notes from a Catastrophe makes a convincing case for the urgent danger of global warming. This book is very much in the tradition of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring.

Known for her insightful and thought-provoking journalism, Kolbert now tackles the controversial subject of global warming. North Americans have been warned since the late 1970s that the buildup of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere threatens to irreversibly change our climate. The sweeping consequences of this change will determine the future of life on earth for generations to come. Now is the moment to salvage our future.

In clear, unbiased writing Kolbert approaches this monumental and controversial problem from every angle. She travels to the Arctic, interviews researchers and environmentalists, explains the science and the studies, draws frightening parallels to lost ancient civilizations, unpacks the politics and presents the personal tales of those who are being affected most--the people who make their homes near the poles and, in an eerie foreshadowing, are watching their worlds disappear.

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

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Elizabeth Kolbert | Simon & Schuster Audio | March 7, 2006

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Americans have been warned since the late 1970s that the buildup of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere threatens to melt the polar ice sheets and irreversibly change our climate. With little done since then to alter this dangerous path, the world has reached a critical threshold. By the end of the century, it will likely be hotter than at any point in the last two million years, and the sweeping consequences of this change will determine the future of life on earth for generations to come.

Taking listeners from the melting Alaskan permafrost to storm-torn New Orleans, acclaimed journalist Elizabeth Kolbert approaches this monumental problem from every angle. She interviews researchers and environmentalists, explains the science, draws frightening parallels to lost civilizations and presents the moving tales of people who are watching their worlds disappear. Growing out of an award-winning three-part series for the New Yorker, Field Notes from a Catastrophe brings the environment into the consciousness of the American people and asks what, if anything, can be done to save our planet.

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

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Elizabeth Kolbert | Agora Publishing Consortium | March 7, 2006

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An argument for the urgent danger of global warming in a book that is sure to be as influential as Rachel Carson''s "Silent Spring."
Known for her insightful and thought-provoking journalism, "New Yorker" writer Elizabeth Kolbert now tackles the controversial subject of global warming. Americans have been warned since the late nineteen-seventies that the buildup of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere threatens to melt the polar ice sheets and irreversibly change our climate. With little done since then to alter this dangerous course, now is the moment to salvage our future. By the end of the century, the world will likely be hotter than it''s been in the last two million years, and the sweeping consequences of this change will determine the future of life on earth for generations to come.
In writing that is both clear and unbiased, Kolbert approaches this monumental problem from every angle. She travels to the Arctic, interviews researchers and environmentalists, explains the science and the studies, draws frightening parallels to lost ancient civilizations, unpacks the politics, and presents the personal tales of those who are being affected most--the people who make their homes near the poles and, in an eerie foreshadowing, are watching their worlds disappear. Growing out of a groundbreaking three-part series for the "New Yorker," "Field Notes from a Catastrophe" brings the environment into the consciousness of the American people and asks what, if anything, can be done, and how we can save our planet.

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