Global Weirdness: Severe Storms, Deadly Heat Waves, Relentless Drought, Rising Seas, and the Weather of the Future

Written by Climate Central

Narrated by J. Charles

Produced by Climate Central—a highly regarded independent, nonprofit journalism and research organization founded in 2008—and reviewed by scientists at major educational and research institutions the world over, Global Weirdness summarizes, in clear and accessible prose, everything we already know about the science of climate change; explains what is likely to happen to the climate in the future; and lays out in practical terms what we can and cannot do to avoid further shifts.

Sixty easy-to-read entries tackle such questions as: Is climate ever “normal”? Why and how do fossil-fuel burning and other human practices produce greenhouse gases? What natural forces have caused climate change in the past? What risks does climate change pose for human health? What accounts for the diminishment of mountain glaciers and small ice caps around the world since 1850? What are the economic costs and benefits of reducing carbon emissions?

Global Weirdness enlarges our understanding of how climate change affects our daily lives, and arms us with the incontrovertible facts we need to make informed decisions about the future of the planet and of humankind.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Brilliance Audio
• Release date: Jul 24, 2012
• ISBN: 9781455892150

Climate Central

This book was produced collectively by scientists and journalists at Climate Central, a nonprofit, nonpartisan science and journalism organization. It was written by Emily Elert and Michael D. Lemonick. Prior to external scientific peer review, it was reviewed by staff scientists Philip Duffy, Ph.D. (chief scientist); Nicole Heller, Ph.D. (ecosystems and adaptation); Alyson Kenward, Ph.D. (chemistry); Eric Larson, Ph.D. (energy systems); and Claudia Tebaldi, Ph.D. (climate statistics).

[clmerle · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Good overview and refresher if you are already familiar with how humans are changing the biosphere.

[henrykrinkle-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Holy &%$! We are so (^*$%@! A slim volume written in ELIF style, "Global Weirdness" describes the science behind global warming, the effects of greenhousr emissions, and the likely scenarios (best and worst case( for the the immediate and distant future. It uses lots of easily grasped metaphors (baseball statistics, the way a bathtub drains) to explain scientific concepts so laymen can understand them. Written by actual scientists (as opposed to payed oil company shills with degrees in Creationisr Biology from the Arkansas Bible College),
"Global Weirdness" is terrifying. Useful as a refeerence for debating with global warming deniers.