Tag: climate change

This book might save your life

You probably don’t need another terrifying book about the climate crisis to convince you that global “warming” is real. Chances are, you’ve known that for years. Or, at the very least, it became clear to you from the recurring floods, killer storms, and deadly heat waves...

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A frightening novel about bioengineering gone wild

A review of The Windup Girl, by Paolo Bacigalupi. @@@@@ (5 out of 5). The action takes place in Bangkok sometime in the 23rd century. The oceans have risen by twenty feet, and only a seawall protects the city. Genetic engineering has run amok around the globe, leaving only the Thai Kingdom to resist the “calorie companies” that are the only source of food for most of the world.

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What history teaches us about climate change

Thoughts while reading Why the West Rules – for Now: The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal About the Future, by Ian Morris. Ian Morris’ extraordinary book has led me to a surprising conclusion: that climate change has been one of the most profound determinants of the course of human history.

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