***AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER*** 'Astounding on every page. John
Vaillant is one of the great poetic chroniclers of the natural
world' David Wallace-Wells 'A towering achievement; an immense work
of research, reflection and imagination' Robert Macfarlane A
gripping account of this century's most intense urban fire, and a
panoramic exploration of the rapidly changing relationship between
humanity and fire's fierce energy. In May 2016, Fort McMurray,
Alberta, the hub of Canada's oil industry, was overrun by wildfire.
The multi-billion-dollar disaster turned entire neighbourhoods into
firebombs and drove 90,000 people from their homes in a single
afternoon. Through the story of this apocalyptic conflagration,
John Vaillant explores the past and the future of our ever-hotter,
more flammable world. For hundreds of millennia, fire has been a
partner in our evolution, shaping culture and civilization. Yet in
our age of intensifying climate change, we are seeing its
destructive power unleashed in ways never before witnessed by human
beings. With masterly prose and cinematic style, Vaillant delves
into the intertwined histories of the oil industry and climate
science, the unprecedented devastation wrought by modern wildfires,
and the lives forever changed by these disasters. Fire Weather is
urgent reading for our new century of fire.
General
| Imprint: |
Sceptre
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
August 2023 |
| First published: |
2023 |
| Authors: |
John Vaillant
|
| Dimensions: |
236 x 160 x 42mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
432 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-399-72019-9 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
1-399-72019-8 |
| Barcode: |
9781399720199 |
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