Worldbuilder's Book Club 2023 - hosted by quartzen

Weather and Climate
Choose a book about weather and climate, including how weather and climate have affected a society, extreme weather or climates and natural disasters, climate change, and related topics.
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Waters of the World: the story of the scientists who unravelled the mysteries of our seas, glaciers, and atmosphere and made the planet whole by Sarah Dry

Waters of the World: the story of the scientists who unravelled the mysteries of our seas, glaciers, and atmosphere and made the planet whole

Sarah Dry

336 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction history science informative slow-paced
How Bad Are Bananas?: The Carbon Footprint of Everything (Revised Edition) by Mike Berners-Lee

How Bad Are Bananas?: The Carbon Footprint of Everything (Revised Edition)

Mike Berners-Lee

312 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction science informative medium-paced
The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet by Jeff Goodell

The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet

Jeff Goodell

10 hours, 7 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction nature science challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Rain: A Natural and Cultural History by Cynthia Barnett

Rain: A Natural and Cultural History

Cynthia Barnett

11 hours, 44 minutes • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction history nature science informative slow-paced
The Secret World of Weather: How to Read Signs in Every Cloud, Breeze, Hill, Street, Plant, Animal, and Dewdrop by Tristan Gooley

The Secret World of Weather: How to Read Signs in Every Cloud, Breeze, Hill, Street, Plant, Animal, and Dewdrop

Tristan Gooley

373 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction nature science informative lighthearted reflective slow-paced
Foreign to Familiar: A Guide to Understanding Hot - And Cold - Climate Cultures by Sarah Lanier

Foreign to Familiar: A Guide to Understanding Hot - And Cold - Climate Cultures

Sarah Lanier

128 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction travel informative fast-paced
The Yellow River: A Natural and Unnatural History by Ruth Mostern, Ryan M Horne

The Yellow River: A Natural and Unnatural History

Ruth Mostern, Ryan M Horne

326 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative medium-paced
Weather: An Illustrated History: From Cloud Atlases to Climate Change by Andrew Revkin, Lisa Mechaley

Weather: An Illustrated History: From Cloud Atlases to Climate Change

Andrew Revkin, Lisa Mechaley

224 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction history science challenging informative slow-paced
Nomad Century: How Climate Migration Will Reshape Our World by Gaia Vince

Nomad Century: How Climate Migration Will Reshape Our World

Gaia Vince

336 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction nature science challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Climate Book: The Facts and the Solutions by Greta Thunberg

The Climate Book: The Facts and the Solutions

Greta Thunberg

464 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction nature politics science challenging informative medium-paced