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    Drought, Flood, Fire: How Climate Change Contributes to Catastrophes
    Drought, Flood, Fire: How Climate Change Contributes to Catastrophes
    Drought, Flood, Fire: How Climate Change Contributes to Catastrophes
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    Drought, Flood, Fire: How Climate Change Contributes to Catastrophes

    Written by Chris C. Funk

    Narrated by Trevor White

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    Every year, droughts, floods, and fires impact hundreds of millions of people and cause massive economic losses. Climate change is making these catastrophes more dangerous. Now. Not in the future: NOW. This book describes how and why climate change is already fomenting dire consequences, and will certainly make climate disasters worse in the near future. Chris C. Funk combines the latest science with compelling stories, providing a timely, accessible, and beautifully-written synopsis of this critical topic. The book describes our unique and fragile Earth system, and the negative impacts humans are having on our support systems. It then examines recent disasters, including heat waves, extreme precipitation, hurricanes, fires, El Niños and La Niñas, and their human consequences. By clearly describing the dangerous impacts that are already occurring, Funk provides a clarion call for social change, yet also conveys the beauty and wonder of our planet, and hope for our collective future.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCambridge University Press
    Release dateAug 5, 2021
    ISBN9781009126984
    Drought, Flood, Fire: How Climate Change Contributes to Catastrophes

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    • 5/5
      Very thorough and interesting book. Well written and fairly exhaustive on the topics it covers.