A student asked me the following question: I would like to purchase a
book that explains the specific effects of global warming (for
instance, case studies on species). I am hoping to find a book that
is easily read and includes photographs, something that I will be
able to share with friends
There are a lot to choose from nowadays. I would suggest Elizabeth
Kolbert's recent book, Field Notes from a Catastrophe. Artful writing,
faithful to the science, compelling argument.
Marc
Marc A. Levy
Associate Director for Science Applications
Center for International Earth Science
Marcus Lynas High Tide is also a pretty good one. Liliana
At 05:23 PM 4/6/2006, Marc Levy wrote:
There are a lot to choose from nowadays. I would suggest Elizabeth
Kolbert's recent book, Field Notes from a Catastrophe. Artful writing,
faithful to the science, compelling argument.
Marc
Marc
Not sure whether Gary Braasch has ever put all of his wonderful
photography into a coffee table book on global warming, but you can
ask him.
http://www.braaschphotography.com/
http://www.worldviewofglobalwarming.org/
By the way, Oxford University Press produces a Very Short Introduction
While it is not a coffee table book, Chris Spence's Global Warming:
Personal Solutions for a Healthy Planet Palgrave: 2005, provides a
user-friendly guide to what climate change is, how it affects you and
what you can do about it. It is written in a more journalistic than
academic style and is
Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate ChangeElizabeth KolbertBloomsbury books, about $16 from Barnes NobleA reprint of K's lucid portrayal of ideas and scientists, which appeared in the New Yorker magazine last year. I have used parts in teaching. Kai N. Lee, Rosenburg
