A summer’s day as we may have experienced it in 2021 is not quite the same in regard to weather, plant and animal activity, and a range of other natural phenomena as it was in 2001, or 1961, or 1901. And as Joe Shute, keen observer of weather that he is, discovered in years of research into the subject, it’s becoming more and more different more quickly with each passing year.
In her book, Dr. Otto, the acting director of the Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, and Associate Professor in the Global Climate Science Programme, applies attribution science to recent significant weather events – with the narrative centered upon Hurricane Harvey – to determine if anthropogenic elements can be demonstrated in their causes.
In their new book, Judge Hill and Dr. Martinez-Diaz draw upon their extensive experiences at the highest levels of national-level government agencies and international level policy institutes to explain what is being examined and how it is being approached. They also present real-world example filled analyses of “key developments and anticipated challenges in the emerging field of climate resilience.”
Back in May of this year, Penguin UK published a collection of speeches previously delivered on various occasions by Greta Thunberg. The very effective and encouraging title chosen for it was “No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference.”
Since that time, it has – I’ll be honest – somewhat irritated me that the book was not available in the U.S.