The Author

“Man is the Measure of All Things”  Protagoras, Athens  410   B.C.

 

The Author

What is the Buzz?

 

Global Warming ?  or Deep Freeze?

 

Is the earth’s climate really heating up? Are humans really responsible for the coming climatic disaster? Is there such a thing as a “tipping point” after which the climate warming will run an inexorable course culminating in an utter disaster of incalculable magnitude? Will the rising sea levels from the melting of Arctic and Antarctic ice and other sources of permafrost inundate large tracts of land, destroying cities and other major population centers? Will there be a great increase in the frequency and intensity of cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons? Will there be widespread droughts, mass starvation, pestilence and resulting wars? Will, in the end, life on Earth cease to exist? These are some of the things about which our leaders are warning us.

Or, are we going to experience another Ice Age with equally unpleasant catastrophe? If humans are responsible, how exactly have we brought it upon ourselves?

Most importantly, can we do anything to remedy past and current mistakes and stave off the calamity? What steps are politically and economically possible? Must we halt—and even reverse—the march of industrial revolution and ask billions of humans to forget about achieving higher living standards in order to curtail carbon dioxide emissions? And are there any other reasonable alternative ways we can hold the climatic status quo which have not been thought of yet?

What others are saying about the book:

“Lalani's writing is unusually clear for a science book and quite easy to follow. He lays out his argument in sequential steps and gives the reader all the background information necessary. Lalani's tone is conversational, with occasional jokes and exclamations, but he is committed to staying on topic.”

Review by

Eloise Michael

Feathered Quill Book Reviews