A book was just published that makes for alarming holiday reading. The book is titled Hothouse Earth: An Inhabitant’s Guide and its author is Bill McGuire, emeritus professor of geophysical and climate hazards at University College London.
After the hottest temperature ever recorded in the UK (40.3C in eastern England on 19 July), and with ongoing weeks of dry weather threatening drought, the stark message of the book is that there is now no chance of avoiding an all-pervasive climate breakdown. We have passed the point of no return. Now, we must focus on coping and trying to stop it getting even worse. In short, the future is grim – but survivable if we embrace radical action fast.
To achieve that, the global community needs to confront ignorance, inertia, short-termism, self-serving governments, inadequate…
