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The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming
by David Wallace-Wells
Plot:
This book is not about science, but the experiences everyone is going to face as the planet warms, creating unpredictable weather, higher and harder droughts, and seeing 500-year storms every year. When people think of climate change, they think of the sea level rising, a change in the climate, and often the worst conditions happening to those in the developing countries. What they do not think of is the 2018 California fires, 2017 Hurricane Harvey and 2017 Hurricane Maria, or in Cape Town in South Africa when the entire city did not have access to freshwater. David Wallace-Wells is not an environmentalist, nor are they a scientist, but as a reporter, they have noticed the trends in how the climate is changing, and after years of research publish their findings in this novel - allowing everyone to know how bad things are getting for the climate. With no solutions, but only the facts, Wallace-Wells will take you through the steps of climate change, of what is actually happening to the planet, what the economy, politicians, and technology are going to do about it, and where Wallace-Wells claim themselves to be optimistic, it is hard to keep your own faith as Wallace-Wells leads you down this dark depression path of the fire, droughts, storms, and deaths. Lots of unnecessary deaths.
Thoughts:
Honestly one of the best climate change books I have ever read. David Wallace-Wells did their research, as this novel takes you through the steps of climate change, from the start, 12 things climate change is going to affect, and then a kaleidoscope of topics going into capitalism, politics, technology and how that can either save us or kill us when it comes to the planet. If you are a denier, this book will make you believe beyond a doubt that climate change is real. With easier writing, you can kind of tell Wallace-Wells is not a scientist but a journalist, as his writing was catching but relies on others reports and papers rather than making their own assumptions. Which is fair, as there is so much research out there, that Wallace-Wells connecting the dots makes this book accessible for anyone and not just those in the science community. Divided into three parts, what makes this book exceptional is part two titled “Chaos” Here, Wallace-Wells dives into twelve topics that climate change will affect, giving readers the data and predictions on what is going to happen. Where often climate scientists say climate change is going to affect everything, or name a system like air, ocean, or weather, here Wallace-Wells give those a name of “Hunger”, “Economic Collapse” and “Freshwater Drain”, as each branch of chaos is described. Also given that Wallace-Wells is not a scientist, but someone who knows their stuff, this book does not give you creative solutions or make you feel like things are going to be okay. Wallace-Wells spits the facts that we are in trouble, there is no simple solution, and gets prepared for the chaos that is about to happen. This book is not for the fright of heart as Wallace-Wells does not hold any punches. Instead, this book is for those who need a wake-up call, or a fresh source of climate anxiety, as this novel is well-deserving of its title “this generation's Silent Spring”, and a high recommendation for those planning on living.
This book is not about science, but the experiences everyone is going to face as the planet warms, creating unpredictable weather, higher and harder droughts, and seeing 500-year storms every year. When people think of climate change, they think of the sea level rising, a change in the climate, and often the worst conditions happening to those in the developing countries. What they do not think of is the 2018 California fires, 2017 Hurricane Harvey and 2017 Hurricane Maria, or in Cape Town in South Africa when the entire city did not have access to freshwater. David Wallace-Wells is not an environmentalist, nor are they a scientist, but as a reporter, they have noticed the trends in how the climate is changing, and after years of research publish their findings in this novel - allowing everyone to know how bad things are getting for the climate. With no solutions, but only the facts, Wallace-Wells will take you through the steps of climate change, of what is actually happening to the planet, what the economy, politicians, and technology are going to do about it, and where Wallace-Wells claim themselves to be optimistic, it is hard to keep your own faith as Wallace-Wells leads you down this dark depression path of the fire, droughts, storms, and deaths. Lots of unnecessary deaths.
Thoughts:
Honestly one of the best climate change books I have ever read. David Wallace-Wells did their research, as this novel takes you through the steps of climate change, from the start, 12 things climate change is going to affect, and then a kaleidoscope of topics going into capitalism, politics, technology and how that can either save us or kill us when it comes to the planet. If you are a denier, this book will make you believe beyond a doubt that climate change is real. With easier writing, you can kind of tell Wallace-Wells is not a scientist but a journalist, as his writing was catching but relies on others reports and papers rather than making their own assumptions. Which is fair, as there is so much research out there, that Wallace-Wells connecting the dots makes this book accessible for anyone and not just those in the science community. Divided into three parts, what makes this book exceptional is part two titled “Chaos” Here, Wallace-Wells dives into twelve topics that climate change will affect, giving readers the data and predictions on what is going to happen. Where often climate scientists say climate change is going to affect everything, or name a system like air, ocean, or weather, here Wallace-Wells give those a name of “Hunger”, “Economic Collapse” and “Freshwater Drain”, as each branch of chaos is described. Also given that Wallace-Wells is not a scientist, but someone who knows their stuff, this book does not give you creative solutions or make you feel like things are going to be okay. Wallace-Wells spits the facts that we are in trouble, there is no simple solution, and gets prepared for the chaos that is about to happen. This book is not for the fright of heart as Wallace-Wells does not hold any punches. Instead, this book is for those who need a wake-up call, or a fresh source of climate anxiety, as this novel is well-deserving of its title “this generation's Silent Spring”, and a high recommendation for those planning on living.