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Reuben James Runquist is finally facing facts; at eighty, he is stuck with a retirement condo in an environment that is decidedly MAI (“not” in Thai) Shangri-La! The climate has “flipped”, global sea levels have risen seven meters, plagues have killed hundreds of millions, and worldwide transportation and commercial infrastructures have collapsed. Reuben is reduced to a subsistence existence in the high-tech but questionably secure “Panic Room” of his barricaded con… More >>
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A report from leading environmental and development organizations, expressing concerns that global warming could threaten attainment of the Millennium Development Goals and even reverse human development achievements. Graphics, pictures, and stories from a range of agencies make a compelling case…. More >>
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The Forgiving Air is an authoritative, up-to-date handbook on global change. Written by a scientist for nonscientists, this primer humanizes the great environmental issues of our time–the hole in the ozone layer, the greenhouse effect, acid rain, and air pollution–and explains everything in accessible prose. This fully updated and revised edition takes into account the latest developments in climate research and policy. Highlighting the interrelatedness of human a… More >>
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