«Una ricerca eccezionale e quanto mai tempestiva»The Economist«Un libro da divorare»The New York Times«Coinvolgente ed estremamente accurato»Al Gore«Una narrazione straordinaria, in grado di comunicare la scienza in modo affascinante»Naomi KleinMentre i telegiornali mandano in onda sempre più spesso le immagini di eventi meteoro...

O Noroeste dos Estados Unidos sempre teve um clima ameno. Até 2021, imaginar ali uma onda de calor assassina parecia tão improvável como ver neve no deserto do Saara. Mas no Verão desse ano, em 24 horas, a temperatura subiu dos 24,5 para os 45,5 graus. O que aconteceu nos três dias seguintes não pode ser contabilizado apenas em mortos, e foram mais de mil.Árvores explodiram, frutas secaram, salmões sufocaram, o asfalto derreteu. É sobre este tipo de calor que nos fala o premiado jor...

An Instant New York Times Bestseller!New York Times best-selling journalist Jeff Goodell presents an important examination of the impact that temperature rise will have on our lives and on our planet, offering a vital new perspective on where we are headed, how we can prepare, and what is at stake if we fail to act.“Masterful, bracing” (David Wallace-Wells)

New York Times–Bestselling Author: "Should be ready by anyone who owns a microwave, or an iPod, or a table lamp, which is to say everyone." —Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Sixth ExtinctionA Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the YearCoal is still a significant source of power in the United States—and coal mining is still a deadly and environmentally destructive industry. Much of the carbon...

An eye-opening and essential tour of the vanishing world in the age of climate change and rising tides.What if Atlantis wasn't a myth, but an early precursor to a new age of great flooding? Across the globe, scientists and civilians alike are noticing rapidly rising sea levels, and higher and higher tides pushing more water directly into the places we live, from our most vibrant, historic cities to our last remaining traditional coastal villages. With each crack in...

"Thoughtful, informative, and darkly entertaining. It's the best treatment of this important (and scary) topic you can find." —Elizabeth KolbertRight now, a group of scientists is working on ways to minimize the catastrophic impact of global warming. But they're not designing hybrids or fuel cells or wind turbines. They're trying to lower the temperature of the entire planet. And they're doing it with huge contraptions that suck CO2 from the air, machines that brigh...

In Sunnyvale, California, in 1979, Jeff Goodell's family lived quietly on Meadowlark Lane, unaware that their town was soon to become ground zero in the digital revolution. Over the course of the next decade, as Silicon Valley boomed, the Goodell family unraveled.Splintered by their parent's divorce, Jeff and his siblings careen toward self-destruction, while their parents end up on opposite sides of the technological divide: their mother succeeds beyond her wildest dreams at "a sm...

An Instant New York Times Bestseller!New York Times best-selling journalist Jeff Goodell presents an important examination of the impact that temperature rise will have on our lives and on our planet, offering a vital new perspective on where we are headed, how we can prepare, and what is at stake if we fail to act.“Masterful, bracing” (David Wallace-Wells)

Η υπερβολική άνοδος της θερμοκρασίας είναι η πρώτη κατά σειράν απειλή που πυροδοτεί όλες τις άλλες επιπτώσεις της κλιματικής κρίσης. Καθώς η θερμοκρασία ανεβαίνει, αποκαλύπτονται όλα τα κενά τόσο σε επίπεδο διακυβέρνησης, άσκησης πολιτικής και οικονομίας όσο και σε επίπεδο αξιών.Ο βραβευμένος συγγραφέας και δημοσιογράφος Τζεφ Γκουντέλ σε αυτό το βιβλίο μάς παρουσιάζει τους ακραίους τρόπους με τους οποίους αλλάζει ήδη ο πλανήτης μας, καθώς και τις επιπτώσεις των καυσώνων σε όλες τις ...

An eye-opening and essential tour of the vanishing world in the age of climate change and rising tides.What if Atlantis wasn't a myth, but an early precursor to a new age of great flooding? Across the globe, scientists and civilians alike are noticing rapidly rising sea levels, and higher and higher tides pushing more water directly into the places we live, from our most vibrant, historic cities to our last remaining traditional coastal villages. With each crack in...