Book Reviews: Book Review of The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth, by Tim Flannery -- Blue Rectangle

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The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth

Tim Flannery

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"I chose to read The Weather Makers by Tim Flannery because I was very conscious of a change in my environment. I felt that the summers were becoming hotter, spring was foggier, the rain season was longer, and I was -- this was in 2005 and global warming had not quite yet hit the forefront. Tim Flannery is an Australian climatologist, he's been working in the field for a few decades, and he's done lots of research all over the world; but he presents a very readable account of how man made events have increased the temperature around the world, and he breaks that down into very specific examples, and he's got the evidence to back it up. When I read The Weather Makers, I was already moving towards a lifestyle without a car, trying to be more conscious of how I consumed things. Reading The Weather Makers was just one more nail in the coffin towards that end. It was more proof and more fact; and I'd say it gave me more confidence to talk to other people about global warming, especially people who don't necessarily want to address it or want to discuss it. As a young adult who's registered to vote and plans to vote in 2008, global warming is certainly one of my biggest issues. I think to not have a plan about it or to ignore it as the current administration does is basically irresponsible. I would give The Weather Makers 3.5 to four stars out of five stars just because the information will age; however, the basic principles won't. It's an incredibly readable book, especially for someone without a science background."