{"product_id":"climate-travels-9780231205894","title":"Climate Travels","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a travelogue that spotlights what a changing climate looks like on the local level—for wherever local happens to be. Michael M. Gunter, Jr. takes readers around the United States to bear witness to the many faces of the climate crisis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is both urgency and agency in addressing our climate crisis. Read \u003ci\u003eClimate Travels\u003c\/i\u003e by Mike Gunter to understand why. Gunter takes us on a journey around the United States where we see both the dire threats Americans face and the rays of light that illuminate a path forward. Read this book and feel empowered to make a difference. -- Michael E. Mann, Presidential Distinguished Professor, University of Pennsylvania, and author of \u003ci\u003eThe New Climate War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGunter shows us in striking detail the impacts of climate change on neighborhoods, cities, and towns across the United States and then contrasts those images with stories of what communities and individuals are doing to ameliorate those impacts. This book should be read by the skeptical, the ambivalent, and those looking to enhance their efforts to deal with climate change. -- Eileen Claussen, founder of the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions\u003cbr\u003eGunter's work is thoroughly grounded in science and policy combined with the appealing sense of a conversation. I really enjoyed reading \u003ci\u003eClimate Travels,\u003c\/i\u003e traveling to these different locales in such engaging and well-informed company. -- James Barilla, author of \u003ci\u003eMy Backyard Jungle\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNaturebot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis solid offering from Gunter… makes for an urgent overview of the ways climate change is reshaping the U.S. * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003eGunter poses and answers three questions: where is climate change impacting localities around the United States, how bad is it, and what can be done about it? He addresses these existentially profound matters with ease in \u003ci\u003eClimate Travels,\u003c\/i\u003e offering a well-documented, up-to-date status report. -- Mark Hineline, author of \u003ci\u003eGround Truth: A Guide to Tracking Climate Change at Home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHighly recommended. * American Library Association (ALA) *\u003cbr\u003eGunter expertly weaves together science, policy, and personal observation through storytelling in a way that communicates urgency while expressing hope and enthusiasm for the future. Highly recommended. * Choice Reviews *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: This Land Is Your Land\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I. See It Yourself: Threats to the Home Front\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Our Rising Seas\u003cbr\u003e2. Flooding in the Forecast\u003cbr\u003e3. Drought and Wildfire\u003cbr\u003e4. More Extreme Weather\u003cbr\u003e5. The Melt Is On\u003cbr\u003e6. Changing Habitats and Species Diversity Loss\u003cbr\u003e7. Ocean Trouble\u003cbr\u003e8. Heat and Health\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II. Do It Yourself: Action Making a Difference\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9. Here Comes the Sun\u003cbr\u003e10. Living with Less\u003cbr\u003e11. The Winds Are Changing\u003cbr\u003e12. Building (and Rebuilding) Green\u003cbr\u003e13. Additional Alternative Energies\u003cbr\u003e14. Rethinking Our Cities\u003cbr\u003e15. Living with Change\u003cbr\u003eConclusion: Think Local, Act Local\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400368759127,"sku":"9780231205894","price":23.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231205894.jpg?v=1730470515","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/climate-travels-9780231205894","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}