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The Man Who Played With Hurricanes
Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
Humans' fascination with controlling the climate as seen in Mann vs Climate
The authors of the book Mann vs Climate view global warming as encouraging evidence that man can control the climate./nAvailable power resources and technological possibilities permit us to remake the climate of entire regions of the world./nLangmuir's fascination with clouds, including how to make them disappear, is shared by the authors of Mann vs Climate./nSincerely held belief in the capacity of human ingenuity to make life better is not generally mocked, especially not if the person has scientific credentials.
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