Hothouse Earth, Bill McGuire
Hothouse Earth, Bill McGuire
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Hothouse Earth

Author: Bill McGuire

Narrator: Mike Cooper

Unabridged: 5 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/09/2022

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

"Providing a post-COP26 perspective on the climate emergency, Hothouse Earth: An Inhabitant's Guide acknowledges that it is now practically impossible to keep this side of the 1.5°C dangerous climate-change guardrail. The upshot is that we can no longer dodge the arrival of a disastrous, all-pervasive climate breakdown that will come as a hammer blow to global society and economy. Bill McGuire, Professor of Geophysical and Climate Hazards, explains the science behind the climate crisis, painting a blunt but authentic picture of the sort of world our children will grow old in, and our grandchildren grow up in, a world that we catch only glimpses of in today's blistering heatwaves, calamitous wildfires, and ruinous floods and droughts. Bleak though it is, the picture is one we must all face up to, if only to spur genuine action—even at this late stage—to stop a harrowing future from becoming a truly cataclysmic one."

About Bill McGuire

Bill McGuire is Professor Emeritus of Geophysical and Climate Hazards at University College London, a co-director of the New Weather Institute, where he also blogs, and a contributor to the 2012 IPCC report on climate change and extreme events. His books include A Guide to the End of the World and Waking the Giant. He also writes for many publications, including The Guardian and New Scientist.

About Mike Cooper

Mike Cooper is a British voice talent who left big-city life in London for a log cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. He is recognizable from his years with the BBC World Service and as the narrator of countless television documentaries as well as other voice work, including audiobook narration. When he's not in his home studio, he can be found enjoying hobby farm life and tending to two charming pet goats, Baxter and Hazel.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Brian on July 28, 2022

There have been many books on global warming, but I can't think of any I've read that are so definitively clear about the impact that climate change is going to have on our lives. The only reason I've not given it five stars is because it's so relentless miserable - I absolute accept the reality of......more

Goodreads review by Carlos on August 18, 2022

4.5, rounded up because you should definitely read it. A short but surprisingly thorough assessment of where we're at (as of 2022) with preventing climate catastrophe. It really doesn't look good. McGuire paints a fairly stark picture of what the planet will be like in 20, 50 and 100 years if we don'......more

Goodreads review by Kate on August 17, 2022

Hothouse Earth, written by geologist and activist Bill McGuire, is a great summary for the general reader of the key issues around global heating. It’s just under 200 pages and is broken down into short sections. The areas it covers include the scientific evidence for the effects of global heating on......more

Goodreads review by Maťa on August 06, 2023

4,5/5 Horúca planéta je nonfiction o dôsledkoch klimatickej krízy a budúcnosti planéty, ale v skutočnosti je to asi najväčší horor, čo som kedy čítala (a to, že horory nečítam, je irelevantné). Z tejto knihy doslova mrazí, lebo ukazuje, čo sa na planéte deje teraz (napríklad ako rýchlo sa rozpúšťajú ľ......more

Goodreads review by Amanda on June 24, 2022

An accessible, yet alarming (not alarmist) overview of the effects of climate change. The first third of the book covers climate change since pre-history, leaving the reader wondering whether McGuire has anything new to say. Once it gets to the twenty-first century, this is a riveting read, covering......more

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