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uhambe_nami's review against another edition
4.0
This is not a speculative gloom-and-doom story, but a great textbook on climate change research and the current state of affairs, with clear case studies of places around the world where climate change is already affecting the lives of people. The chapter on Dutch water management and the floating houses in Maasbommel is excellently done; the 'Ruimte voor de Rivier' (Room for the River) projects of which she speaks are now well underway and set to be completed in 2015. In the few years since Ms. Kolbert wrote her book, the global CO2 levels have gone up from 380 to 400 parts per million, an indication of the urgency of the climate change problem.
paloaltoast's review against another edition
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5.0
prairierosereads's review against another edition
3.0
Solid book. However, it was published in 2005, so much of the data is out of date, so you may want to consider that before reading. I decided to pick this up after reading The Sixth Extinction because I loved her writing. Kolbert throws so many statistics and so much data at the reader, but it's styled in a way that makes it digestable.
chloj_805's review against another edition
4.0
Nothing like a 15 year-old urgent call to action! An oldie but goodie, still (unfortunately) holds up.
squinterodlr's review against another edition
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5.0
My only complaint about this book is that, for 2023, it's outdated. Not that it's factually wrong, it's just... So much has happened in the last 20 years that climate change is not a hint I can the distant future, but it's here, it's now.
letsreadmorebooks's review against another edition
3.0
this is a nice reference for anyone wanting to understand climate change. admittedly, it's a bit dated, though the science is the same. the predictions available at the time the book was written are, of course, all outdated and underestimate current climate trends. the background is still useful and applicable and the information is presented in a very readable way. at any rate, read this or read something to educate yourself on the mechanisms of climate change if you don't know what's going on or think that climate change is debatable.