{"product_id":"unsettled-updated-and-expanded-edition-steven-e-koonin-9781637745250","title":"Unsettled (Updated and Expanded Edition): What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this updated and expanded edition of climate scientist Steven Koonin's groundbreaking book, go behind the headlines to discover the latest eye-opening data about climate change--with unbiased facts and realistic steps for the future.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Greenland's ice loss is accelerating.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Extreme temperatures are causing more fatalities.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Rapid 'climate action' is essential to avoid a future climate disaster.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou've heard all this presented as fact. But according to science, \u003ci\u003eall \u003c\/i\u003eof these statements are profoundly misleading. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the new edition of \u003ci\u003eUnsettled\u003c\/i\u003e, Steven Koonin draws on decades of experience--including as a top science advisor to the Obama administration--to clear away the fog and explain what science really says (and doesn't say). With a new introduction, this edition now features reflections on an additional three years of eye-opening data, alternatives to unrealistic \"net zero\" solutions, global energy inequalities, and the energy crisis arising from the war in Ukraine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen it comes to climate change, the media, politicians, and other prominent voices have declared that \"the science is settled.\" In reality, the climate \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e changing, but the why and how aren't as clear as you've probably been led to believe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKoonin takes readers behind the headlines, dispels popular myths, and unveils little-known truths: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDespite rising greenhouse gas emissions, global temperatures \u003ci\u003edecreased\u003c\/i\u003e from 1940 to 1970\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModels currently used to predict the future do not accurately describe the climate of the past, and modelers themselves strongly doubt their regional predictions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere is no compelling evidence that hurricanes are becoming more frequent--or that predictions of rapid sea level rise have any validity \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnsettled\u003c\/i\u003e is a reality check buoyed by hope, offering the truth about climate science--what we know, what we don't, and what it all means for our future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steven E. Koonin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1637745257\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781637745250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Benbella Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/11\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Steven E. Koonin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44598761455871,"sku":"9781637745250","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_280367f0-f811-4f09-ac67-3f792a37eb9c.jpg?v=1702384284","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/unsettled-updated-and-expanded-edition-steven-e-koonin-9781637745250","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}