Field Notes from a Catastrophe

Drawing from her three-part series in the New Yorker, ?Climate of Man,? Elizabeth Kolbert?s Field Notes from a Catastrophe makes a convincing case for the urgent danger of global warming. This book is very much in the tradition of Rachel Carson?s Silent Spring.

Known for her insightful and thought-provoking journalism, Kolbert now tackles the controversial subject of global warming. North Americans have been warned since the late 1970s that the buildup of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere threatens to irreversibly change our climate. The sweeping consequences of this change will determine the future of life on earth for generations to come. Now is the moment to salvage our future.
In clear, unbiased writing Kolbert approaches this monumental and controversial problem from every angle. She travels to the Arctic, interviews researchers and environmentalists, explains the science and the studies, draws frightening parallels to lost ancient civilizations, unpacks the politics and presents the personal tales of those who are being affected most?the people who make their homes near the poles and, in an eerie foreshadowing, are watching their worlds disappear.