Tales from an Uncertain World
What Other Assorted Disasters Can Teach Us About Climate Change
University of Iowa Press, 2018
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Weaving together science, history, psychology, humor, and emotion, Tales from an Uncertain World explores how we deal with the chaos and uncertainty of environmental change - from storms to invasive species to earthquakes - and how we can play to our strengths and avoid our blind spots when it comes to dealing with climate change and its impacts in the future.
“Given the advancing state of climatic disruption, humans are going to spend a lot of the foreseeable future dealing with disaster. This fascinating volume provides some memorable examples of how we’ve done so in the past, and as such helps concentrate our thinking on the necessary task of limiting the damage that’s coming our way.” - Bill McKibben, author “Humanizing the crisis of climate change helps a science educator see at least a ray of hope while sounding the alarm.” - Kirkus Reviews “Thoughtfully, sometimes meditatively, examining human responses to catastrophic events.” - Rachel Jagareski, Foreword Reviews "A welcome addition to the literature about climate change, Tales from an Uncertain World is a gentle, thoughtful book about upheaval in the environment." - Theo Emery, journalist, author of Hellfire Boys Awards and Honors
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