Unsettled

Unsettled What climate science tells us, what it doesn't, and why it matters

Steven E. Koonin

Book - 2024

"In 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. 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"--

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Subjects
Climatology > Statistics > Interpretation > Popular works.
Climatic changes > Statistics > Interpretation > Popular works.
Global warming > Statistics > Interpretation > Popular works.
Informational works.
Genres
Informational works
Published
Dallas, TX : BenBella Books, Inc [2024]
Language
English
Main Author
Steven E. Koonin (author)
Edition
Updated and expanded edition
Physical Description
xxi, 355 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9781637745250
  • Unsettling Updates: Preface to the 2024 Edition
  • Introduction
  • Part I. The Science
  • 1. What We Know About Warming
  • 2. Humble Human Influences
  • 3. Emissions Explained and Extrapolated
  • 4. Many Muddled Models
  • 5. Hyping the Heat
  • 6. Tempest Terrors
  • 7. Precipitation Perils-From Floods to Fires
  • 8. Sea Level Scares
  • 9. Apocalypses That Ain't
  • 10. Who Broke "The Science" and Why
  • 11. Fixing the Broken Science
  • Part II. The Response
  • 12. The Chimera of Carbon-Free
  • 13. Could the US Catch the Chimera?
  • 14. Plans B
  • 15. Easy on the Energy Transition: 2024 Update
  • Closing Thoughts
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Index

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