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SIX DEGREES: OUR FUTURE ON A HOTTER PLANET
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The book breaks down the impacts of climate change degree by degree, from one to six degrees Celsius.
It covers various effects such as extreme weather events, melting of Arctic sea ice, drought, famine, and the destruction of ecosystems like coral reefs and the Amazon rainforest.
The book also discusses positive feedback mechanisms that could accelerate climate change, such as the release of methane from melting permafrost.
Lynas draws on scientific research to paint a detailed and accessible picture of the potential future under different levels of global warming.
It covers various effects such as extreme weather events, melting of Arctic sea ice, drought, famine, and the destruction of ecosystems like coral reefs and the Amazon rainforest.
The book also discusses positive feedback mechanisms that could accelerate climate change, such as the release of methane from melting permafrost.
Lynas draws on scientific research to paint a detailed and accessible picture of the potential future under different levels of global warming.
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Rob Wiblin as the author of several books on the environment, including Six Degrees and Nuclear 2.0.
Rob Wiblin as the author of several books on the environment, including Six Degrees and Nuclear 2.0.
#85 - Mark Lynas on climate change, societal collapse & nuclear energy
Mentioned by Ramez Naam as a book detailing the potential impacts of a 6-degree Celsius increase in global temperature.
The best of times and the worst of times, updated, with Ramez Naam
