Hell on Earth

Lee Reeder David L. Porter

ISBN 10: 076532220X / ISBN 13: 9780765322203

Published by MacMillan, 2009

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Print on Demand pp. 288.

Seller Inventory # 26895488

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Hell on Earth
• Publisher: MacMillan
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 076532220X
• ISBN 13: 9780765322203
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The world is burning, and it appears that we are to blame. Devastating wildfires are increasing throughout the United States. Each year, more and more acres of the Brazilian rain forest are destroyed in ferocious blazes. Vast areas of wilderness around the world are dying, setting the stage for a human and environmental tragedy.

David L. Porter had been covering wild fires in the American Southwest for more than twelve years. The loss of his Lake Arrowhead home to a wildfire in 2003 compelled him to look more closely into why conflagrations are rising worldwide. Porter's investigation revealed a global pandemic of wildfires, which has been highlighted by the 2007 fires in Southern California.

Hell on Earth gives readers a greater awareness of the growing threat of massive wildfires and outlines the political, social, and environmental effects these blazes have on our planet. It also takes a look at what we can do at an individual level to ensure our safety---from local forest management to fire safety precautions to global initiatives. It is our responsibility to take action and protect our planet and lives from these catastrophes or become their victims. Hell on Earth is wake up call for us all.

About the Author

LEE REEDER, co-author of Hell on Earth, has been a journalist, editor, and researcher for thirty years.  Lee is now a freelance writer and photographer who resides in the San Bernardino Mountains of Southern California with his wife and two of his three children.