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Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2010
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xviii, 329 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
From one of America's foremost experts on weather and climate change and a senior research scientist with Climate Central, comes this work, a book that predicts what different parts of the world will look like in the year 2050 if current levels of carbon emissions are maintained.
Publisher
Distributed in Canada by Mongrel Media
Pub. Date
[2010], 2009
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. (videodisc)
Language
English
Description
"The Age of Stupid imagines the world in 2055, devastated by the disastrous effects of climate change. Humanity's sole survivor takes refuge in an Arctic storage facility, compiling archive footage from 1950-2008 to discover what went wrong. Director Franny Armstrong presents a fascinating mosaic of people whose lives have been deeply affected by global warming, including a Hurricane Katrina survivor, an elderly French mountain guide, and an 8-year-old...
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
322 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A vivid, scientifically based forecast of our planet in forty years, distilling cutting edge research into these world-changing forces: demographic trends; natural resource demand; climate change; globalization"--Jacket flap.
What kind of world are we leaving for our children and grandchildren? Geoscientist Laurence Smith draws on the latest global modeling research to construct a sweeping thought experiment on what our world will be like in 2050....
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