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Unsettled - What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters (Hardcover)
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Unsettled - What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters (Hardcover)
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"Surging sea levels are inundating the coasts." "Hurricanes and
tornadoes are becoming fiercer and more frequent." "Climate change
will be an economic disaster." You've heard all this presented as
fact. But according to science, all of these statements are
profoundly misleading. When it comes to climate change, the media,
politicians, and other prominent voices have declared that "the
science is settled." In reality, the long game of telephone from
research to reports to the popular media is corrupted by
misunderstanding and misinformation. Core questions-about the way
the climate is responding to our influence, and what the impacts
will be-remain largely unanswered. The climate is changing, but the
why and how aren't as clear as you've probably been led to believe.
Now, one of America's most distinguished scientists is clearing
away the fog to explain what science really says (and doesn't say)
about our changing climate. In Unsettled: What Climate Science
Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters, Steven Koonin draws
upon his decades of experience-including as a top science advisor
to the Obama administration-to provide up-to-date insights and
expert perspective free from political agendas. Fascinating,
clear-headed, and full of surprises, this book gives readers the
tools to both understand the climate issue and be savvier consumers
of science media in general. Koonin takes readers behind the
headlines to the more nuanced science itself, showing us where it
comes from and guiding us through the implications of the evidence.
He dispels popular myths and unveils little-known truths: despite a
dramatic rise in greenhouse gas emissions, global temperatures
actually decreased from 1940 to 1970. What's more, the models we
use to predict the future aren't able to accurately describe the
climate of the past, suggesting they are deeply flawed. Koonin also
tackles society's response to a changing climate, using data-driven
analysis to explain why many proposed "solutions" would be
ineffective, and discussing how alternatives like adaptation and,
if necessary, geoengineering will ensure humanity continues to
prosper. Unsettled is a reality check buoyed by hope, offering the
truth about climate science that you aren't getting elsewhere-what
we know, what we don't, and what it all means for our future.
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