The Weather Makers : How We Are Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth

FLANNERY, Tim - Editor

ISBN 10: 0002007517 / ISBN 13: 9780002007511

Published by HarperCollins Publishers Limited, Toronto, 2006

About this Item

A clear and reasdable account of global warming and the changing weather. OCLC Number: 61526312. 356 p., [4] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm. A bright, clean, fresh copy, in a similar unclipped dustjacket, 'as new'. Weight, 732g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Weather Makers : How We Are Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited, Toronto
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0002007517
• ISBN 13: 9780002007511
• Binding: Cloth
• Edition: First Canadian Printing.
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Science, Mathematics, Technical
  • Natural History, Outdoors, Environment

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Synopsis

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Rarely has there been a time when the fate of every one of theearth’s inhabitants has been in peril. Such is our present age.

This generation of decision makers and consumers will, one wayor another, decide the future of the planet. What you see around you—and whatyou are living in—is a world that is being rapidly and irrevocably degraded byan invisible, odourless gas. It accumulates every time you drive your car, cooka meal or turn on a light. These are seemingly benign acts, but multiply thosemundane daily actions six billionfold and the accumulation of injury toour environment becomes frighteningly clear.

In this groundbreaking new book, already met with internationalacclaim, scientist Tim Flannery argues passionately for the need to address—now—theimplications of a global change that is damaging all life on earth andthreatening our very survival. This book is unimpeachable in its authority,deftly and accessibly written, and penetrating in its vision of what each of uscan do to avoid catastrophe. It is a global call to arms, laying out plainlywhat we know and what we can do to make a difference before it’s too late.

About the Author

TIM FLANNERY is a writer, scientist and explorer. He has written many award-winning books, including The Weather Makers, an international bestseller that reached #1 in Canada, and its adaptation for young adult readers, We Are the Weather Makers. He is the National Geographic Society’s Australasian representative and a director of the Australian Wildlife Conservancy. In January 2007, he was named Australian of the Year. Visit him online at www.theweathermakers.org.