Climate Change by Gavin Schmidt
An unprecedented union of scientific analysis and stunning photography illustrating the effects of climate change on the global ecosystem.
"A combination of arresting images and lucid explanations of the science of global warming and the pursuit of global cooperation in adopting new, sustainable ways of living…the coverage is clear and bracing....In the midst of sobering reportage, the authors manage to appeal to our fascination with epic challenges." -- Donna Seaman - Booklist
"[A]n impressive, informative and surprisingly accessible work, leaps and bounds ahead of the half-baked analysis consumers have come to expect from the corporate media…compelling." -- Jason Zasky - Failure Magazine
"Breathtaking images." -- Popular Science
"A rich photographic record of a warming world." -- Peter Dizikes - Salon
"[A] masterful account of the science of climate change…It will leave you both in awe of the Earth we inhabit and of the science itself, with all of its uncertainties and incomplete answers." -- Seed Magazine
"[A]n inspired work… a compelling and captivating book." -- Leonard David - Space Coalition Blog
"Gavin Schmidt, a NASA climatologist, has in many ways become the news media’s conscience on climate science, exposing exaggeration and opinion in climate coverage…[a] no-nonsense approach." -- Laura Shin - The New York Times
"[A]n impressive, informative and surprisingly accessible work, leaps and bounds ahead of the half-baked analysis consumers have come to expect from the corporate media…compelling." -- Jason Zasky - Failure Magazine
"Breathtaking images." -- Popular Science
"A rich photographic record of a warming world." -- Peter Dizikes - Salon
"[A] masterful account of the science of climate change…It will leave you both in awe of the Earth we inhabit and of the science itself, with all of its uncertainties and incomplete answers." -- Seed Magazine
"[A]n inspired work… a compelling and captivating book." -- Leonard David - Space Coalition Blog
"Gavin Schmidt, a NASA climatologist, has in many ways become the news media’s conscience on climate science, exposing exaggeration and opinion in climate coverage…[a] no-nonsense approach." -- Laura Shin - The New York Times
Gavin Schmidt is a climate scientist at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies as well as a cofounder of RealClimate.org. Joshua Wolfe’s photography, represented by the Henry Gregg Gallery, has appeared in Outside, Time Out, and the Village Voice. He is a founder of GHG Photos, a leading photography agency focusing on climate change. Wolfe has won the Sierra Club 2009 Ansel Adams Award, which honors an individual who has made superlative use of still photography to further a conservation cause.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780393331257 |
| ISBN 10 | 0393331253 |
| Title | Climate Change |
| Author | Gavin Schmidt |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2009-04-24 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Prizes | Winner of Sierra Club Ansel Adams Award 2009 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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