Storm World: Hurricanes, Politics, and the Battle Over Global Warming - Couverture souple

Mooney, Chris

 
9780156033664: Storm World: Hurricanes, Politics, and the Battle Over Global Warming
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0156033666 ISBN 13 : 9780156033664
Editeur : Mariner Books, 2008

Synopsis

Are hurricanes increasing in ferocity and frequency because of global warming? In the wake of Katrina, leading science journalist Chris Mooney follows the careers of top meteorologists on either side of this red-hot question through the 2006 hurricane season, tracing how the media, special interests, politics, and the weather itself have skewed and amplified what was already an intense scientific debate.



In this fascinating and urgently important book, Mooney?a native of New Orleans?delves into a compelling consequence of the great inconvenient truth of our day: Are we responsible for making hurricanes even bigger monsters than they already are?

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Are hurricanes increasing in ferocity and frequency because of global warming? In the wake of Katrina, leading science journalist Chris Mooney follows the careers of top meteorologists on either side of this red-hot question through the 2006 hurricane season, tracing how the media, special interests, politics, and the weather itself have skewed and amplified what was already an intense scientific debate.

In this fascinating and urgently important book, Mooney?a native of New Orleans?delves into a compelling consequence of the great inconvenient truth of our day: Are we responsible for making hurricanes even bigger monsters than they already are?

Revue de presse

PRAISE FOR STORM WORLD

"Mooney serves his readers as both an empiricist who gathers data and an analyst who puts it into context. The result is an important book, whose author succeeds admirably in both his roles."?The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)

"Mooney has hit upon an important and controversial topic, and attacks it with vigor."?The Boston Globe

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Éditeur
Mariner Books
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0156033666
ISBN 13 
9780156033664
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
416
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
Fossil (Europe) GmbH
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9780151012879: Storm World: Hurricanes, Politics, and the Battle Over Global Warming

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0151012873 ISBN 13 :  9780151012879
Editeur : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2007
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