Under a White Sky: Explore the interventions that could reverse the environmental damage humans have caused Explore the interventions that could reverse the environmental damage humans have caused. <br> <br>In our time on planet Earth, humans have had a massive and undeniable impact. In fact, one so great that some argue we’ve sparked an entirely new geological era: the Anthropocene. <br> <br>Humans now control the world’s major rivers, our biomass outweighs that of wild mammals eight to one, and we’ve directly altered half of the ice-free land on our planet. Our species has been incredibly successful. But that success has come at a heavy cost: atmospheric and oceanic warming, extinction, desertification, and deglaciation. <br> <br>In the past, people spoke of “the control of nature” –⁠ in other words, using technology to solve the problems that nature presented. Those solutions, however, created entirely different problems –⁠ ones that are now in dire need of solving. These blinks tell their story.
Summary and Analysis of Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future By Elizabeth Kolbert Summary Guide: Under a White Sky by Elizabeth Kolbert (BlinkRead) Disclaimer: <br> <br>This bооk is a summary book. It is mеаnt to bе a соmраnіоn, nоt a replacement, tо the оrіgіnаl book. Please nоtе thаt thіѕ ѕummаrу іѕ nоt аuthоrіzеd, licensed, approved, or еndоrѕеd bу thе аuthоr оr рublіѕhеr оf thе mаіn bооk. Thе аuthоr of thіѕ summary is wholly rеѕроnѕіblе fоr thе content оf thіѕ ѕummаrу аnd іѕ not аѕѕосіаtеd with thе original аuthоr оr publisher оf thе mаіn bооk. <br>  <br>Synopsis: <br> <br>Fоr thоuѕаndѕ оf years, wе humаnѕ hаvе bееn struggling against nаturе. Under a Whіtе Sky (2021) explores the рrоblеmѕ that come аbоut when we wіn thаt fіght –⁠ and how ѕсіеntіѕtѕ, еngіnееrѕ, аnd оthеrѕ аrе trying tо fіx thеm. Frоm thе ԛuаіnt tо thе grandiose, from thе ԛuіrkу to the terrifying, іt’ѕ оur rеѕроnѕіbіlіtу tо explore all аvаіlаblе remedies fоr thе dеер damage wе’vе wrоught. <br>  <br>Abоut author: <br> <br>Elіzаbеth Kоlbеrt іѕ a multi-award-winning journalist and lоng-tіmе ѕtаff wrіtеr fоr thе Nеw Yоrkеr. Hеr wrіtіng focuses рrіmаrіlу on еnvіrоnmеntаl іѕѕuеѕ, аnd ѕhе wоn thе Pulіtzеr Prіzе in 2015 for her bооk Thе Sixth Extіnсtіоn. <br> The Moonlight Child <p><b>“I cannot recommend this book highly enough! It's a definite must read.” - Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐  </b><br></p><p><b>A gripping and emotional novel that will leave you wondering about the neighbors next door... </b><br></p><p><b></b>On a cold January night, Sharon Lemke heads outside to see a lunar eclipse when she notices something odd at the house behind her backyard. Through her neighbor's kitchen window, she sees what appears to be a little girl washing dishes late at night. But the Fleming family doesn't have a child that age, and even if they did, why would she be doing housework at this late hour?</p><p>It would be easy for Sharon to just let this go, but when eighteen-year-old Niki, a former foster child, comes to live with Sharon, she notices suspicious activity at the Flemings' house as well. When calling social services doesn't result in swift action, the two decide to investigate on their own. </p> Elizabeth Kolbert on Field Notes from a Catastrophe Author Elizabeth Kolbert talks about how global warming is not a theory, but a fact. She speaks of the deep concern the scientific community has, and how other countries have begun to take steps to address this growing problem while America lags far behind. <i>Field Notes from a Catastrophe</i> is a compelling audiobook you'll want to listen to and share with others.<p> About <i>Field Notes from a Catastrophe</i>:<br /> Americans have been warned since the late 1970s that the buildup of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere threatens to melt the polar ice sheets and irreversibly change our climate. With little done since then to alter this dangerous path, the world has reached a critical threshold. By the end of the century, it will likely be hotter than at any point in the last two million years, and the sweeping consequences of this change will determine the future of life on earth for generations to come.</p><p> Taking listeners from the melting Alaskan permafrost to storm-torn New Orleans, acclaimed journalist Elizabeth Kolbert approaches this monumental problem from every angle. She interviews researchers and environmentalists, explains the science, draws frightening parallels to lost civilizations, and presents the moving tales of people who are watching their worlds disappear. Growing out of an award-winning three-part series for <i>The New Yorker</i>, <i>Field Notes from a Catastrophe</i> brings the environment into the consciousness of the American people and asks what, if anything, can be done to save our planet.</p> Climate Change: A Short Introduction to Global Warming - 2021 - Understanding the Threat to Avoid an Environmental Disaster (Earth) Hope Matters: Why Changing the Way We Think Is Critical to Solving the Environmental Crisis Greystone Books The Architecture of Trees Princeton Architectural Press The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History Picador USA Picador This Land: How Cowboys, Capitalism, and Corruption are Ruining the American West Viking Sky/Pale blue Touring the Universe through Binoculars: A Complete Astronomer's Guidebook (Wiley Science Editions, 79) Wiley The Nature of the Future: Agriculture, Science, and Capitalism in the Antebellum North University of Chicago Press The Nature of the Future: Dispatches from the Socialstructed World Free Press