The 2084 Report - A History of Global Warming from the Future

Zusatztext ' The 2084 Report is probably the most important literary work on climate change - because by dressing such a necessary message in "disaster movie" clothes, Powell ensures a wider audience than a conventional scientific work.' Informationen zum Autor James Lawrence Powell is a professor of geochemistry with a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has written five other books about earth science and climate change, and has several honorary degrees, including Doctor of Science degrees from Berea College and from Oberlin College. He taught Geology at Oberlin College for over 20 years and served as Acting President of Oberlin, President of Franklin and Marshall College, President of Reed College, President of the Franklin Institute Science Museum in Philadelphia, and President and Director of the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History. He served for 12 years on the National Science Board and in 2015 he was elected a Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI). Asteroid 1987 SH7 is named for him. Klappentext The terrifying future of our world after climate change -- as predicted by a leading geochemist The terrifying future of our world after climate change -- as predicted by a leading geochemist Zusammenfassung The terrifying future of our world after climate change -- as predicted by a leading geochemist

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: James Powell
• Editore: Hodder & Stoughton
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.09.2020
• EAN: 9781529311860
• ISBN: 978-1-5293-1186-0
• Pagine: 240
• Dimensioni: 144 mm x 218 mm x 30 mm
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia della cultura; Oral History, Fiction & related items, SCIENCE / Environmental Science (see also Chemistry / Environmental), FICTION / Disaster, Social forecasting, future studies, climate change; climatology; manmade climate change anthropogenic emissions anthropogenic climate change; carbon dioxide emissions global warming; greenhouse gases; books about climate change; climate change denial climate change hoax, Speculative fiction