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This book should be considered a climate change classic: it excellently elaborate the science behind the climate-regulating functions of the Earths atmosphere, the delicate balance of it and how humans thirst for growth is threatening to destroy that balance, with catastrophic consequences. The book covers many facets of the issue, from the science to the politics, which makes it a one stop shop for all things climate change. Flannerys writing is beautiful and lucid: it is infused with a romanticism for all things nature similarly to what one would find in the works of eighteenth century botanists and biologists (he quotes a lot of Wallace). His prose has a literary quality to it, particularly as he ascribed the atmosphere as The Great Aerial Ocean and the life blood of Earth. All this makes for a great page turner, unexpected for a book packed with so much scientific details. Considering that this has been published in 2005, it is pretty ahead in voicing the concerns later adopted by the likes of the IPCC report in 2007 and the Stern review. All that delivered in bits and chunks that are digestible to the average reader. Some of the details are outright fascinating: the many layers of the atmosphere, the kinetic quality of its interaction with all living being on earth and the delicate balance at which its climate-regulating functions hinges. Flannery also managed to deconstruct the cliches surrounding climate change and has brilliantly explained the sources of uncertainty in climate modeling. Having said that, it does have some clear pitfalls. Its ambitious scope makes it difficult for Flannery to cover the aspects outside his strength as a scientist, such as the economics and politics of it, in great depth. In fact, towards the end of the book I felt there was a lot of redundancy regarding his take on the global politics of emission reduction efforts and particularly his ideas of a post-Kyoto Protocol deal. The alarmist tone to the last few chapters can also be off-putting. Flannery himself conceded to the uncertainty of the science, yet he is trapped into heralding various catastrophic projections of 2050 as the worlds certain future. The book really dragged towards the end because of the author repeatedly stopped in his tracks to remind readers that time is running out and that action needs to be taken. Even a believer like me does not respond too well on too much climate crusading. Finally, a minor but annoying bit has to be the finality with which he starts his last few chapters, which really makes it feel like the book was never going to end. Chapters titled with Last Steps on the Stairway to Heaven, The Last Act of God, Times Up made it seem like I had arrived at the end of the book, yet when upon finishing them, I was dismayed to find that there were more chapters to go through (what, another chapter?). But, still, this book comes recommended to anyone who wants to get a better grasp at the issue. Even in the current flood of information on climate change, any reader would find the book highly insightful as well as enjoyable.
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