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

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


I've read several books on climate change. They're certainly not all created equal. Some are a little dry. Some are alarmist in nature. But one of the things I've found to be missing in most of the books is not the science. Certainly it's not the supposed debate that's lacking since it seems like everyone and his brother is willing to chime in with his or her 2 cents worth of an opinion, informed or not.

What's mostly been missing is a narrative from people who actually live in the remote areas (like the Arctic Circle) where the greatest warming (and most of the significant change) is taking place.

While the author provides some facts and figures throughout the book, this book is more of a series of anecdotal stories presented by people who have either lived in these areas all their lives or who have been visiting these areas over a period of decades and have actually witnessed the changes taking place even as others are compiling the supporting scientific evidence.

It's a short small book which is an easy read since it doesn't get bogged down in a long narrative of facts and figures and/or supporting documentation. But it brings the issue home to the reader because you get to see their world through their eyes.
 

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