{"product_id":"climate-leaping-into-the-serge-castel-9798340309891","title":"Climate ... leaping into the unknown: One last comic book before tipping over","description":"This rigorous, well-argued, illustrated and humorous book popularizes the latest advances in\u003cbr\u003eTheoretical Physics research on climate change in a highly accessible way. Using very simple\u003cbr\u003ediagrams and explanations, it shows that: \u003cbr\u003e1. Climate change is not continuous and reversible, but is heading towards an irreversible\u003cbr\u003etipping point. The series of extreme events we are experiencing is the warning sign for such a nearby\u003cbr\u003etipping point. The explanation is surprisingly simple.\u003cbr\u003e2. If climate inaction continues, this tipping point will not occur at the end of the century, but\u003cbr\u003every probably well before, within a few years.\u003cbr\u003e3. If this was to happen, the rise in average global temperatures would not be 1.5 o C (already\u003cbr\u003ereached), or even 2, 3 or 4 o C, but probably 7 to 10 o C! This would be the 6th extinction.\u003cbr\u003eSadly, these conclusions are even more alarmist than those reported by the IPCC.\u003cbr\u003eIt is therefore extremely urgent to convince and act, as our survival depends on it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis urgency is such that we cannot waste time investing in solutions that will not be operational\u003cbr\u003ewithin 20 years...\u003cbr\u003eThe authors: \u003cbr\u003eFrançois Louchet obtained an engineering degree at Ecole des Mines (Nancy, France), the\u003cbr\u003e agregation de Physique, and a PhD in Condensed Matter Physics. He was a Professor at Grenoble\u003cbr\u003eUniversity (National Polytechnical Institute). He also was an Invited Professor at Ecole Polytechnique\u003cbr\u003eFédérale de Lausanne (Switzerland), and Guest Scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Dept. of\u003cbr\u003eEnergy (USA), at McMaster University (Canada), Charles University (Prague), Balseiro Institute\u003cbr\u003e(Comision Nacional de Energia Atómica, Argentina), and OCMR Distinguished Lecturer at\u003cbr\u003eMcMaster, Toronto and Kingston Universities (Canada). He is a specialist in Physics of Complex\u003cbr\u003eSystems.\u003cbr\u003eSerge Castel is a chemical engineer. After studying in Strasbourg and Delft he had a career in major\u003cbr\u003einternational chemical companies (process development, production, operational excellence, change\u003cbr\u003emanagement). In his spare time, he draws and paints in watercolors and practices cartooning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Serge Castel,François Louchet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798340309891\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/14\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.38d","brand":"Serge Castel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48588167381247,"sku":"9798340309891","price":31.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/climate-leaping-into-the-serge-castel-9798340309891","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}