".in bringing the long summer to a premature close and engaging with vast planetary systems, we have opened the door to nature's return as a major, perhaps decisive force in human history." - Dianne Dumanoski. This is one of the few climate change books that I've come across that deals with the larger picture, looks at where we stand realsitically, and has a long term (though not easy) solution to human survival. I found the book interesting, with minimal hand-wringing by the author. She also discusses the survivability of human civiilization in a changing world. Dianne Dumanoski explains how climate change, pollution, ozone layer destruction, species loss etc are all just symptoms of a larger problem, and suggests means to restructure human society to cope with fast-changing planetary systems.ĭumanoski discusses everythig from the Ozone Hole issue, ice core data, historic climate change, the rise of civilization, geoengineering, and the vulnerability and apathy of governments to plan for the future. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. This is a clearly written and well-organized book that that describes how our current planetary civilization must transition to the "Planetary Era." This is the era in which we are currently living, in which the human species forced Earth's living planetary system beyond its normal operating range, and in which we must face the future together as a global community. The End of the Long Summer: Why We Must Remake Our Civilization to Survive on a Volatile Earth - Kindle edition by Dumanoski, Dianne.
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