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To find out what would happen if the world warmed by that much, journalist mark lynas read thousands of scientific papers dealing with how climate change affected life on earth in the past. If climate change is, as this book successfully argues, a gamechanger for everyone, everywhere, all the time, then lets reflect that in the discourse. I initially distrusted the book because it was written by a journalist and not a scientist but it soon becomes clear that this is far more a science book than a ranting journo. As the volume of greenhouse gases increases yearly, scientists are warning that the global average temperature could increase by as much as 6 degrees celsius over the next century, which would cause our world to change radically. As nasa climate scientist james hansen cautions, even two degrees celsius represents a tipping point from which there is no return. The effects are compared to paleoclimatic studies, with six degrees of warming compared back to the cretaceous geologic period. At four, large areas of the globe are too hot for human habitation, erasing entire nations and turning billions into climate refugees. In 2011, nadia hamilton was the winner of csis project wildfire. Our future on a hotter planet by mark lynas 360pp, fourth estate. Six degrees was made into a tv film by national geographic, which has now been viewed by tens of millions around the world. Our future on a hotter planet is published by fourth estate, priced.

The film dramatizes the conclusions of a variety of climate scientists. He created a database of articles and organized them into categories according to the amount of warming they discussed. Searching the science, putting it together, he describes the impacts with each degree of temperature rise. Early editions of the book includes the most famous lines from t s eliots poem the hollow men. As the volume of greenhouse gases increases yearly, scientists are warning that the global average temperature could increase by as much as 6 degrees celsius over the next century, which would. This book predicted that we would reach 400 ppm of atmospheric co2 by year 2015. Our future on a hotter planet by mark lynas matthew padilla.

Written by mark lynas in 2008, it made for a comprehensive, informative, and incredibly interesting read on the possible outcomes of uncontrolled and unaccounted for climate change. Possibly the most graphic treatment of global warming that has yet been published, six degrees is what readers of al gores bestselling an inconvenient truth or ross gelbspans boiling point will turn to next. The post evaluates several issues, including questions about the value of the information because the emails were selected by someone. The book offers you a detailed and graphic guide through the science of global warming, based on scientific articles, computer models and information about past warm events. Lynas perspective is sure to send chills down the spine of a casual reader on an unseasonably. The basis of this post is a book i read for my ethics of climate change class called 6 degrees. Since the early 20th century, earths mean surface temperature has increased by about 0.

Winner of the 2008 royal society science books prize, and now translated into 23 languages, six degrees maps our humankinds globallywarmed future degree by horrifying degree. In mark lynas book he outlines the effects on the planet of climate change equivalent to a global temperature rise of one, two, three, four, five and six degrees with. The book is due out this march in england, by harper collins. His second book of the year, six degrees, is designed to scare us so. This thoughtprovoking film tackles in startling detail the alarming changes that may face us all. Jan 28, 2007 british author and activist mark lynas set out to answer those questions in his new book six degrees. National geographics six degrees could change the world charts the changes global warming could wreak, degree by degree. This documentary joins british author mark lynas and climate experts as they take a look at what effect each rise of 1. Since this book is already ten years old its interesting to compare its predictions to what has actually happened since it was published. I have read a few climate change books and numerous articles on same, so i have some previous knowledge on this subject. If youre interested in climate science and some of the gritty specifics of what future generations will be dealing with i an important book and in light of todays report that ocean waters are heating up even faster than first thought. Information presented in the book has been distilled from scientific literature on the subject. Six degrees book pima county public library bibliocommons.

Climate change is the canvas on which the history of the 21st century will be painted. The source material ranges from computer model projections to studies of climate in the past. Mark lynas delivers a vital account of the future of our earth, and our civilisation, if curren. He has written for cnn, the new york times, the washington post, the times, the guardian and is a visiting fellow with the alliance for science at cornell university, new york. Six degrees is one of the best global warming books for anyone new to the topic. The book looks and attempts to summarize results from scientific papers on climate change. In 2000 a paper called acceleration of global warming due to carbon cycle feedbacks in a coupled climate model was publishedbibliographically known as cox et al. British author and activist mark lynas set out to answer those questions in his new book six degrees. The subtropical zone is highlighted in yellow below. The effects are compared to paleoclimatic studies, with six degrees of warming compared back to. Mark lynas s six degre es is first, a graceful yet massive synthesis of a very large selection of scientific research papers. The six degrees by the way, is centigrade, not fahrenheit.

The text is dense, both because lynas packs so much research into each chapter and because his writing style is somewhat superfluous, but read this book, nonetheless. Whether the future comes via a bang or a whimper, unless youre a climate change denier, youll know the signs are not good. I dont intend to do that here, but i do think that all climate scientists. In six degrees the primary concern is for carbon cycle feedbacks. A shift of a single degree is barely perceptible to human skin, but its not human skin were talking about. A degree by degree explanation of what will happen when the earth warms. In 2001 the intergovernmental panel on climate change predicted that by the end of the century global temperatures would have risen by between 1. Six degrees takes its title from the range of global warming potentially in train according to the uns ipcc international panel on climate change, for the year 2100. The book its based on six degrees by mark lynas, who shows up quite a lot in the film notes over and over that many of these conclusions, particularly the more extreme ones, are highly speculative. Our future on a hotter planet, published by national geographic. The last hours of ancient sunlight by thom hartmann.

Amazon based on authoritative scientific articles, the latest computer models, and information about past warm events in earth history, six degrees promises to be an eyeopening warning that humanity will ignore at its peril. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. May 19, 2015 cnns john sutter takes reader suggestions for the top nonfiction books on climate change. Jan 01, 2007 the text is dense, both because lynas packs so much research into each chapter and because his writing style is somewhat superfluous, but read this book, nonetheless. Six degrees put the issue of global warming in realistic and understandable terms. This is the way the world ends not with a bang but a whimper. Rather, it lies in looking closely at the underlying science the book builds on. Six degrees is an amalgamation of modern climate researchculled from scientific journals such as science and natureand our understanding of past global heat events based. This book packed a very powerful message which i really didnt expect.

He is a contributor to new statesman, the ecologist, granta and geographical magazines, and the guardian and the observer newspapers in the uk. By the end of the century the earth could be more than 6 degrees hotter than it is today. As the title might suggest, the book breaks down the projected effects of global warming by degree celsius. The result of his work was a book entitled six degrees. At five, the planet is warmer than for 55 million years, while at six degrees a mass extinction of unparalleled proportions sweeps the.

Suddenly, global warming has become an accepted fact of modern life, acknowledged as an imminent danger by. Mark lynass six degrees is first, a graceful yet massive synthesis of a very large selection of scientific research papers. The computational legal studies group has developed an animation abov showing the sequence of climate emails over years. If its six degrees hotter tomorrow, i might just be wearing some shorts. Even if greenhouse emissions stopped overnight the concentrations already in the atmosphere would still mean a global rise of between 0. Six degrees charts climate apocalypse in hd television. Suddenly, global warming has become an accepted fact of modern life, acknowledged as. By combining stock footage with computergenerated imagery, the national geographic special six degrees could change the world serves as a sort of nonfiction counterpoint. Wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. They include a pulitzer winner and an illustrated comic. I initially distrusted the book because it was written by a journalist and not a scientist but it. In a compelling investigation, national geographic channel leads a degreebydegree journey to explore what each risingand criticaldegree could mean. Mark lynas on how global warming will affect the earth. Our future on a hotter planet 358 pages, isbn 9780007209057 is a 2007 2008 in usa nonfiction book by author mark lynas about global warming.

Ive read many climate change books and this is up there with the best. If global temperatures rose six degrees what would happen. Cnns john sutter takes reader suggestions for the top nonfiction books on climate change. Six degrees our future on a hotter planet by mark lynas 336 pp. About six degrees could change the world show national. Our future on a hotter planet gives the reader a description of what the future holds for our planet earth if the average global temperature continues to raise anywhere from one to six degrees. Mark lynas born 1973 is a british author, journalist and environmental activist who focuses on climate change. Oct 24, 2007 in 2001 the intergovernmental panel on climate change predicted that by the end of the century global temperatures would have risen by between 1. This slideshow demonstrates what could happen to our planet as each degree is reached if.

At five, the planet is warmer than for 55 million years, while at six degrees a mass extinction of unparalleled proportions sweeps the planet, even raising the threat of the end of all life on earth. A degree by degree explanation of what will happen when the. Read these 3 books about global warming the new york times. Six degrees could change the w by the year 2100, many scientists believe that the earths average temperature could rise by as much as six degrees celsius. Mark lynas is a journalist, campaigner and author of several books on the environment, including high tide 2004, six degrees 2007, the god species 2011, nuclear 2.

Six degrees of social innovation centre for social innovation. Lynas says scientific studies show that global warming in the last century has. Six degrees of climate separation the new york times. Suddenly, global warming has become an accepted fact of modern life, acknowledged as an imminent danger by everyone except a few cranks, mavericks and members of the bush family. And we sure dont want to accumulate six of them, writes cnns john sutter. Our future on a hotter planet, written in 2008, presents in devastating detail the likely trajectory of the climate change crisis if we remain on our current course. In 2001, the intergovernmental panel on climate change ipcc released a. This documentary joins british author mark lynas and climate experts. Through its six chapters, the author describes changes to the global climate, which are likely to occur, as the planet warms up degree by degree from one degree to six degrees over this century. Written by the acclaimed author of high tide, this highly relevant and compelling book uses accessible journalistic prose to distill what environmental scientists.