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The Revenge of Gaia
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The Revenge of Gaia

Earth's Climate Crisis & the Fate of Humanity

Basic Books, 2006 подробнее...


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9

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  • Innovative

Recommendation

James Lovelock, an eminent scientist and innovative thinker, is best known for his "Gaia Hypothesis," named after the Greek goddess of the Earth. This proposes that all parts of the Earth – living and nonliving – function together in a complex, interdependent system that can be viewed as a "living entity." Lovelock contends that our Earth, "Gaia," is very ill and, alarmingly, will become even sicker due to the effects of global warming. He contends that the nations of the Earth must immediately institute a series of drastic actions to reduce carbon emissions and the other greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming; and that they quickly must take other vital steps to protect the environment. According to Lovelock, if the Earth's people do not take these long-overdue actions, civilization will most possibly perish and, as he grimly puts it, the Earth will become a savage world ruled by "brutal warlords." Lovelock's book is a crucial wake-up call for the planet and life upon it. getAbstract suggests that you read this book to learn about the horrors that may – and the author reports very likely will – occur without immediate action to slow global warming and mitigate its dangerous effects. Forewarned is forearmed.

Take-Aways

  • Man-made pollution that contributes to global warming has the alarmingly real potential to destroy civilization as we know it.
  • Metaphorically, you can consider the Earth to be a "living" entity. Call it "Gaia."
  • Many climate specialists believe that the Earth now has a "morbid fever," created by man and manifested as hotter temperatures that will last at least 100,000 years.

About the Author

James Lovelock is a scientist, environmentalist and futurist. He developed the "Gaia Hypothesis." Lovelock lives in ancient Cornwall in Great Britain.


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