Drought, Flood, Fire

How Climate Change Contributes to Catastrophes

By: Chris C. Funk

Narrated by: Trevor White

Every year, droughts, floods, and fires impact hundreds of millions of people and cause massive economic losses. Climate change is making these catastrophes more dangerous. Now. Not in the future: now. This book describes how and why climate change is already fomenting dire consequences and will certainly make climate disasters worse in the near future. Chris C. Funk combines the latest science with compelling stories, providing a timely, accessible, and beautifully written synopsis of this critical topic. The book describes our unique and fragile Earth system and the negative impacts humans are having on our support systems. It then examines recent disasters, including heat waves, extreme precipitation, hurricanes, fires, El Niños and La Niñas, and their human consequences. By clearly describing the dangerous impacts that are already occurring, Funk provides a clarion call for social change, yet also conveys the beauty and wonder of our planet and hope for our collective future.

©2021 Chris C. Funk (P)2021 Cambridge University Press

There is no Plan B.

This book was really good, as was the narration. At points it did get a little too numbers-filled, which is why I’ve ordered the hardcover version - I may sit down and listen again with the print in front of me to internalize them. I also want to put notes in it about the post-2019 challenges we’ve experienced, because I think this is a very important story to continue - what happened next, as it were.

While the author does attribution studies professionally, he does not blame every single problem on climate change, which demonstrates a certain amount of discernment that can be lacking in our discourse.

Altogether a fascinating and essential book, worth rereading and internalizing.