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Carbon is forever

Much of the carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels will stick around for tens of thousands of years, transforming the planet for the long run

Earth Hotter Now Than in Past 2,000 Years, Study Says

The planet is hotter now than it has been for nearly the past 2,000 years, researchers report.

CO2 rise continues, but check out methane

Methane, an incredibly powerful greenhouse gas, is bubbling from the Arctic

The Long Summer – How Climate Changed Civilization

Brian Fagan’s book is a cautionary tale of how past civilizations dealt with swings in the climate

bookshelf

books I've read on failure & grace

The World Without Us
The Last Oil Shock: A Survival Guide to the Imminent Extinction of Petroleum Man
Zeitoun
A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster
Hell and High Water: Global Warming--the Solution and the Politics--and What We Should Do
The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl
The Tipping Point
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time
The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity and the Renewal of Civilization
Out of Poverty: What Works When Traditional Approaches Fail
The Little Ice Age: How Climate Made History, 1300-1850
Confessions of an Eco-Sinner: Tracking Down the Sources of My Stuff
Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future
The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World


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