WithSpeedandViolence

Whereoncescientistswereconcernedaboutgradualclimatechange，nowmoreandmoreofthemfearwewillsoonbedealingwithabruptchangeresultingfromtriggeringhiddentippingpoints.WithSpeedandViolencetellsthestoriesofthesescientistsandtheirwork.Itisthemostup-to-dateandreadablebookyetaboutthegrowingevidenceforglobalwarmingandthelargeclimaticeffectsitmayunleash.，FredPearcehasbeenwritingaboutclimatechangeforeighteenyears，andthemorehelearns，theworsethingslook.Whereoncescientistswereconcernedaboutgradualclimatechange，nowmoreandmoreofthemfearwewillsoonbedealingwithabruptchangeresultingfromtriggeringhiddentippingpoints.EvenPresidentBush?stopclimatemodeler，JimHansen，warnedin2005that?weareontheprecipiceofclimatesystemtippingpointsbeyondwhichthereisnoredemption.?AsPearcebeganworkingonthisbook，normallycautiousscientistsbeatapathtohisdoortotellhimabouttheirfearsandtheirlatestfindings.WithSpeedandViolencetellsthestoriesofthesescientistsandtheirwork?fromtheimplicationsofmeltingpermafrostinSiberiaandthehugeriversystemsofmeltwaterbeneaththeicecapsofGreenlandandAntarcticatotheeffectsofthe?oceanconveyor?andararemoleculethatrunsvirtuallytheentirecleanupsystemfortheplanet.Aboveall，thescientiststoldhimwhatthey?renowlearningaboutthespeedandviolenceofpastnaturalclimatechange?andwhatitportendsforourfuture.WithSpeedandViolenceisthemostup-to-dateandreadablebookyetaboutthegrowingevidenceforglobalwarmingandthelargeclimaticeffectsitmayunleash.?Natureisfragile，environmentalistsoftentellus.Butthelessonofthisbookisthatthatitisnotso.Thetruthisfarmoreworrying.Sheisstrongandpacksaseriouscounter-punch.Globalwarmingwillveryprobablyunleashunstoppableplanetaryforces.Andtheywillnotbegradual.Thehistoryofourplanet?sclimateshowsthatitdoesnotdogradualchange.Underpressure，whetherfromsunspotsororbitalwobblesorthedepredationsofhumans，itlurches?virtuallyovernight.??fromtheIntroduction?Ifyouwanttoquicklygetuptodateonclimatechangeanditsconsequences，IrecommendWithSpeedandViolence：WhyScientistsFearTippingPointsinClimateChange.Ifyoucanreadonlyonebookonclimatechange，thisisit.??LesterBrown，president，EarthPolicyInstitute?Pearce?ssurveyofabruptclimatechangescienceisacompellingandterrifyingread.??InBrief(newsletterforEarthJustice)?Youmustreadthisbook.??TheCostofEnergywebsitePraiseforWhentheRiversRunDry?Anenrichingandfarsightedwork.??JaiSingh，SanFranciscoChronicle?Theone-wordreviewofPearce'sbookis：Terrifying.Whetherhe'swritingabouttheIndianpeasantfarmerswhodrawfrompoisonedwellseveryday，theobliviousArizonanswhorunfountainsinthedesert，ortheapocalypticmoonscapethatistheAralSea(onceathrivingfishery，nowatoxiccesspool)，Pearcemanagestoconveytheimmensewreckagehumanactivityismakingofourlifeblood.??JohnMcGrath，Grist?Pearceprovidesacompellingcompendiumofplace-basedwaterstoriesthatrevealjusthowground-shiftingtheworld?swaterpredicamentwillbe.??SandraL.Postel，Science?Inahighlyreadablestyle，Pearcemakesthecaseforanewwaterethos.??ToddNeale，Audubon?Pearcecogentlypresentsthealarmingwaysinwhichthisecologicalemergencyisaffectingpopulationcenters，humanhealth，foodproduction，wildlifehabitats，andspeciesviability.Havingcrisscrossedtheglobetoresearchtheeconomic，scientific，cultural，andpoliticalcausesandramificationsofthisunderpublicizedtragedy，Pearce?spowerfulimagery，penetratinganalyses，andpassionateadvocacymakethisrequiredreadingforenvironmentalproponentsandcivicleaderseverywhere.??Booklist?Heusesup-to-datescience，explainsdifficultconceptsinaccurate，entertainingwaysandincludesascientificglossary.Theresultisagripping，highlyreadablebook?perhapsthebestdiscussionofclimatechangeforlayreaders.??AmericanMagazine，FredPearcehasbeenwritingaboutclimatechangeforeighteenyears，andthemorehelearns，theworsethingslook.Whereoncescientistswereconcernedaboutgradualclimatechange，nowmoreandmoreofthemfearwewillsoonbedealingwithabruptchangeresultingfromtriggeringhiddentippingpoints.EvenPresidentBush'stopclimatemodeler，JimHansen，warnedin2005that"weareontheprecipiceofclimatesystemtippingpointsbeyondwhichthereisnoredemption."AsPearcebeganworkingonthisbook，normallycautiousscientistsbeatapathtohisdoortotellhimabouttheirfearsandtheirlatestfindings.WithSpeedandViolencetellsthestoriesofthesescientistsandtheirwork?fromtheimplicationsofmeltingpermafrostinSiberiaandthehugeriversystemsofmeltwaterbeneaththeicecapsofGreenlandandAntarcticatotheeffectsofthe"oceanconveyor"andararemoleculethatrunsvirtuallytheentirecleanupsystemfortheplanet.Aboveall，thescientiststoldhimwhatthey'renowlearningaboutthespeedandviolenceofpastnaturalclimatechange-andwhatitportendsforourfuture.WithSpeedandViolenceisthemostup-to-dateandreadablebookyetaboutthegrowingevidenceforglobalwarmingandthelargeclimaticeffectsitmayunleash.