The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "The Uninhabitable Earth hits you like a comet， with an overflow of insanely lyrical prose about our pending Armageddon。"--Andrew Solomon， author of The Noonday Demon
With a new afterword
It is worse， much worse， than you think。 If your anxiety about global warming is dominated by fears of sea-level rise， you are barely scratching the surface of what terrors are possible--food shortages， refugee emergencies， climate wars and economic devastation。
An "epoch-defining book" （The Guardian） and "this generation's Silent Spring" （The Washington Post）， The Uninhabitable Earth is both a travelogue of the near future and a meditation on how that future will look to those living through it--the ways that warming promises to transform global politics， the meaning of technology and nature in the modern world， the sustainability of capitalism and the trajectory of human progress。
The Uninhabitable Earth is also an impassioned call to action。 For just as the world was brought to the brink of catastrophe within the span of a lifetime， the responsibility to avoid it now belongs to a single generation--today's。
Praise for The Uninhabitable Earth
"The Uninhabitable Earth is the most terrifying book I have ever read。 Its subject is climate change， and its method is scientific， but its mode is Old Testament。 The book is a meticulously documented， white-knuckled tour through the cascading catastrophes that will soon engulf our warming planet。"--Farhad Manjoo， The New York Times
"Riveting。 。 。 。 Some readers will find Mr。 Wallace-Wells's outline of possible futures alarmist。 He is indeed alarmed。 You should be， too。"--The Economist
"Potent and evocative。 。 。 。 Wallace-Wells has resolved to offer something other than the standard narrative of climate change。 。 。 。 He avoids the 'eerily banal language of climatology' in favor of lush， rolling prose。"--Jennifer Szalai， The New York Times
"The book has potential to be this generation's Silent Spring。" --The Washington Post
"The Uninhabitable Earth， which has become a best seller， taps into the underlying emotion of the day: fear。 。 。 。 I encourage people to read this book。"--Alan Weisman， The New York Review of Books
With a new afterword
It is worse， much worse， than you think。 If your anxiety about global warming is dominated by fears of sea-level rise， you are barely scratching the surface of what terrors are possible--food shortages， refugee emergencies， climate wars and economic devastation。
An "epoch-defining book" （The Guardian） and "this generation's Silent Spring" （The Washington Post）， The Uninhabitable Earth is both a travelogue of the near future and a meditation on how that future will look to those living through it--the ways that warming promises to transform global politics， the meaning of technology and nature in the modern world， the sustainability of capitalism and the trajectory of human progress。
The Uninhabitable Earth is also an impassioned call to action。 For just as the world was brought to the brink of catastrophe within the span of a lifetime， the responsibility to avoid it now belongs to a single generation--today's。
Praise for The Uninhabitable Earth
"The Uninhabitable Earth is the most terrifying book I have ever read。 Its subject is climate change， and its method is scientific， but its mode is Old Testament。 The book is a meticulously documented， white-knuckled tour through the cascading catastrophes that will soon engulf our warming planet。"--Farhad Manjoo， The New York Times
"Riveting。 。 。 。 Some readers will find Mr。 Wallace-Wells's outline of possible futures alarmist。 He is indeed alarmed。 You should be， too。"--The Economist
"Potent and evocative。 。 。 。 Wallace-Wells has resolved to offer something other than the standard narrative of climate change。 。 。 。 He avoids the 'eerily banal language of climatology' in favor of lush， rolling prose。"--Jennifer Szalai， The New York Times
"The book has potential to be this generation's Silent Spring。" --The Washington Post
"The Uninhabitable Earth， which has become a best seller， taps into the underlying emotion of the day: fear。 。 。 。 I encourage people to read this book。"--Alan Weisman， The New York Review of Books
Reviews
Nate Wynter
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I don't do long reviews。 It's an excellent microcosm if I'm allowed to use that word in this context， of climate as a whole。 I was just not a fan of the tangent relating to climate cultists and whatnot。 I don't do long reviews。 It's an excellent microcosm if I'm allowed to use that word in this context， of climate as a whole。 I was just not a fan of the tangent relating to climate cultists and whatnot。 。。。more
Michael Slavin
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-2，560 amazon review 4。5 avg。-19，500 Goodreads reviews 4。05 avg。-Extremely well-researched book by a climate change journalist， David Wallace-Wells。-Must read， combined with Bill Gates book How To Avoid a Climate Disaster （I would read Gates book first。 Gates book is very easy to read and lays out the problem and what has to be done。）What I liked:-Very detailed with tons of references。 -Very well thought out-He discusses the issues of what climate change is going to do to our Earth and tells of -2，560 amazon review 4。5 avg。-19，500 Goodreads reviews 4。05 avg。-Extremely well-researched book by a climate change journalist， David Wallace-Wells。-Must read， combined with Bill Gates book How To Avoid a Climate Disaster （I would read Gates book first。 Gates book is very easy to read and lays out the problem and what has to be done。）What I liked:-Very detailed with tons of references。 -Very well thought out-He discusses the issues of what climate change is going to do to our Earth and tells of possible solutions。-He gives tons of examples。-He also gives outlier views and has a good discussion in the latest chapters about possible theories （some he admits are crazy）。-I feel he is objective。What I didn't like:-After a good discussion of the problem， the book drags a little with a section about fiction written about climate change （which I liked too）-Sometimes too much detail， but it can serve as a reference too。-So I guess nothing really。Everyone should read Gates and Wallace-Wells books。 Then do whatever you can。 tell everyone， write letters to your representatives。 And you can always get your hands dirty and do something directly。 。。。more
Neil
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Meticulously researched five alarm report about the current and prospective state of climate change on Planet Earth。 We’re kidding ourselves， Wallace-Wells says， if we believe we still have time to turn back the clock。 The future is here， he insists， quoting a scholar， but it’s not evenly distributed。
Bookwormbadger
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This is a brutal and hugely important book about the very real problem of global warming。 Meticulously referenced， well researched and clearly written， this book sets out the stark message that climate change is happening now and we can no longer ignore it if we want to survive。Everyone should read this book。With grateful thanks to Netgalley， Penguin UK and David Wallace-Wells for my copy。
Andrew Hirsh
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Clear， concise， informative。 That said， reading its grim pages may drive you to walk into the ocean wearing a weighted vest
joy ferguson
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I read some and I can't read any more。 There are so many specific hells ahead and I am getting overcome with pessimism。 I may try again another time to face this research。 I read some and I can't read any more。 There are so many specific hells ahead and I am getting overcome with pessimism。 I may try again another time to face this research。 。。。more
Nicole
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Maybe this wasn't a good day to finish， as the IPCC's report that we are just about out of time came out。 So it's profoundly depressing that we haven't got that many more people listening and changing their ways since this was published。 Wallace-Wells says we do have the tools to prevent the worst outcomes， but if there isn't the will to use them， humans can look forward to increasingly miserable existence until we all die off。 Maybe this wasn't a good day to finish， as the IPCC's report that we are just about out of time came out。 So it's profoundly depressing that we haven't got that many more people listening and changing their ways since this was published。 Wallace-Wells says we do have the tools to prevent the worst outcomes， but if there isn't the will to use them， humans can look forward to increasingly miserable existence until we all die off。 。。。more
Ruiqi
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A must read for the climate serious。 Both terrifying in content and well written， this book is hard to read at times。 It lays out the scientific research， explains how various issues are connected， and highlights what we can expect in the decades to come with regard to all things climate。 While it doesn’t provide solutions （that’s up to us！）， it is a call to action that I won’t ever forget。
Nichapa
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i should gave it a 5 but i gave it a 4 because it is so depressing yet so true。 it hurts。
Jason
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Firstly， a quick note to my background: I'm an environmental scientist （toxicologist and analytical chemist）， have a masters degree in environmental arts and humanities， and closely study and practice Druidry and Buddhism。 I've been considering this content for awhile--and it is of utmost importance。Wallace-Wells （WW） does an excellent job at researching the issues of climate change， and I'd liken this book to a condensed read in the background and many of the scholarls of my environmental studi Firstly， a quick note to my background: I'm an environmental scientist （toxicologist and analytical chemist）， have a masters degree in environmental arts and humanities， and closely study and practice Druidry and Buddhism。 I've been considering this content for awhile--and it is of utmost importance。Wallace-Wells （WW） does an excellent job at researching the issues of climate change， and I'd liken this book to a condensed read in the background and many of the scholarls of my environmental studies coursework。 I， along with other reviewers， don't find much trouble with his facts。 But even as Wallace-Wells points out about his own book， it is alarmist， and the rhetoric and the way you write a book impacts what you can accomplish with that book。 Regular alarmist journalism is not the ticket， and while I found the last two chapters the only ones with any particularly novel content， and they were a bit on the unfocused side in a book so focused on facts that I wonder where he got lost。It's true that climate change is a big issue to tackle， like any complex system and paradigm of scholarly and practical importance。 As WW tackles some of those metaphors for understanding the problem though， he lacks the nuance and close reading of any of them to come to any coherent position to leave anyone with a better concrete path than: we should probably do something， very soon， and keep hopeful。 We have to do significantly better than that。WW mentions but could still do a bit better with tackling the issues of global capitalocene （mentioned， critiqued well even， but still not nearly in depth enough to my mind） and issues of environmental justice （and present and pending ecofacsism）。 While he published before COVID， that remains a globalization and climate change effect， more attention could be paid to BLM issues and the grave inequities that climate change costs the global south （for lack of better terms）。 Perhaps more specifically， these， along with other stats that I only hope are more referancable in the book （I listened to audiobook） leave one with a sense of the dire problems but not much energy to do anything afterwards。 It's been pointed out numerous times in my program and learning everywhere that even to shock people into the dire issues of climate change will not produce any significant or needed changes。 It hadn't worked before。 The only reason some of it is gaining traction now is because real people are being affected and displaced here and now。 The rhetoric of what to do with alarming statistics should have been realized by WW much better。I'm hoping to follow this up with This Land by Eric Holthaus （also referenced by the above）， continue to suggest a more Latourian perspective with Down to Earth， and I think Naomi Klein does a better job with the active engagement that we should all aspire to。 。。。more
Vince
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Bleak， but essential。
Sharla Courtenay
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Well this was not an uplifting read。 At the end it turned into a thought experiment for me。 I really don’t believe humans can stop their own desire for comfort and advancement to come together and figure out such a huge problem。 Mother Nature will take care of herself。
KayLynn Zollinger
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Quite the illuminating - and horrifying - look at the reality of global warming and the future that awaits us humans if we don't get our shit together。 If global warming doesn't scare you， it should。 This should 100% be required reading for everyone the entire world over。 Quite the illuminating - and horrifying - look at the reality of global warming and the future that awaits us humans if we don't get our shit together。 If global warming doesn't scare you， it should。 This should 100% be required reading for everyone the entire world over。 。。。more
Bradism
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I feel doomed
Nicole Janeway
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Overuse of the word quotidian
Juan Delfino
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As alarming as it getsThe first half of the book painfully details exactly how the increase in global temperature is projected to impact all aspects of human life。 If your looking for a compilation of these examples and sources， look no further。Personally， I found the chapters about the future politics climate change might bring a more interesting thought experiment。 It’s also prompted me to want to dive deeper into exactly how IPCC calculates the different warming scenarios as well the current As alarming as it getsThe first half of the book painfully details exactly how the increase in global temperature is projected to impact all aspects of human life。 If your looking for a compilation of these examples and sources， look no further。Personally， I found the chapters about the future politics climate change might bring a more interesting thought experiment。 It’s also prompted me to want to dive deeper into exactly how IPCC calculates the different warming scenarios as well the current state of carbón capture technology。Overall， the book delivers on its promise of sounding all alarms。 It’s not callled “uninhabitable earth” for no reason。 。。。more
Islomjon
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After reading this book， I feel so pessimistic about global warming and its effects。 Numbers and numbers。 There are a lot of them here， and they do not seem to depict good and decent figures， in contrast， they are devastating。 David Wallace-Wells discusses all possible events that are estimated to happen very soon。 He meticulously analyses current economy， industrial impacts to the climate from different points of view in terms of ecology in ocean， water， starvation and other。Nevertheless， unfor After reading this book， I feel so pessimistic about global warming and its effects。 Numbers and numbers。 There are a lot of them here， and they do not seem to depict good and decent figures， in contrast， they are devastating。 David Wallace-Wells discusses all possible events that are estimated to happen very soon。 He meticulously analyses current economy， industrial impacts to the climate from different points of view in terms of ecology in ocean， water， starvation and other。Nevertheless， unfortunately， author did not give solutions to those problems except the popular ones。 But he described the problem precisely。 Furthermore， he did less efforts to discuss garbage problem throughout the world。 。。。more
Bea
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Very interesting but extremely depressing
Tanja
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A harrowing and intense read， but one we should not ignore。
Aaron
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This book paints a rather grim （but not hopeless） picture of what our world will experience due to Global Warming。 Even a lot of the "best case scenarios" are utterly horrifying to think about， let alone the "worst case scenarios"。 It was very clear straight forward This book paints a rather grim （but not hopeless） picture of what our world will experience due to Global Warming。 Even a lot of the "best case scenarios" are utterly horrifying to think about， let alone the "worst case scenarios"。 It was very clear straight forward 。。。more
Kaisa
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It was not an enjoyable read。 I wish such books are not necessary but unfortunately they are。 First half of the book is thick with facts from research about climate change， facts from everyday life packed together to give the mind numbed with everyday terrors and catastrophes （which by the way we hardly recognise as ones anymore） another level of shock。 How far we are willing to go to be comfortable？ Another half of the book is more philosophical and wonders here and there but I think it sort of It was not an enjoyable read。 I wish such books are not necessary but unfortunately they are。 First half of the book is thick with facts from research about climate change， facts from everyday life packed together to give the mind numbed with everyday terrors and catastrophes （which by the way we hardly recognise as ones anymore） another level of shock。 How far we are willing to go to be comfortable？ Another half of the book is more philosophical and wonders here and there but I think it sort of lets you slowly cook with the facts that you got from the first half。 It is a good book， a must read but I warn you - it is a tough one and if you are easy to despair then read it with a friend because climate change is not something you'll tackle alone anyway， it takes collective action to change the course of the history。 At least this time。 。。。more
Knut
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Decided not to read it after checking the table of contents。 There is already enough negativity out there and I know the science of climate change since a decade quite well。 What we need now is a positive msg。 A gospel of how we can turn the ship around。 Together。 Instead two superpowers prepare for war over Taiwan and the corporate world still puts profit over purpose。 What we need as Gus Speth once said is not more science but a cultural transformation - and science doesn’t know how to do that Decided not to read it after checking the table of contents。 There is already enough negativity out there and I know the science of climate change since a decade quite well。 What we need now is a positive msg。 A gospel of how we can turn the ship around。 Together。 Instead two superpowers prepare for war over Taiwan and the corporate world still puts profit over purpose。 What we need as Gus Speth once said is not more science but a cultural transformation - and science doesn’t know how to do that。 。。。more
Chris Blatchley
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oof。。。
Alastair Crawford
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This was what I'd long been thinking but hadn't heard articulated。 The idea that a human focus on just humans is pervasive but doomed。 The difficulties of deciding on a solution to carbon levels in the atmosphere， and the likelihood of much more severe consequences than we are experiencing now。 But also that even our self absorbed act as a species miss out most of human history calling it 'prehistory。' I've been interested for a while that Australian aboriginal humans were there for 40，000 years This was what I'd long been thinking but hadn't heard articulated。 The idea that a human focus on just humans is pervasive but doomed。 The difficulties of deciding on a solution to carbon levels in the atmosphere， and the likelihood of much more severe consequences than we are experiencing now。 But also that even our self absorbed act as a species miss out most of human history calling it 'prehistory。' I've been interested for a while that Australian aboriginal humans were there for 40，000 years， and Wallace-Wells states humans have been living for 200，000。 It helps me to think about what it means to be human。 Musk's solution of finding another planet is dismissed in one sentence。 This book has it about right。 。。。more
Stephanie
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4 stars for the first halve， 3 for the second part。Second part was a bit hard for me to follow。 Maybe due to English not being my first language， maybe because there are a lot of references to science and philosophy that I'm not adapt at。 4 stars for the first halve， 3 for the second part。Second part was a bit hard for me to follow。 Maybe due to English not being my first language， maybe because there are a lot of references to science and philosophy that I'm not adapt at。 。。。more
Louis Hickman
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This is a must read！ It opened my eyes even wider to the scary future we face。 Guess what， we all need to face it。 Although this book gives me deep anxiety I needed the wake up call。 I love how Wallace-Wells does not beat the bush。 He blames industries， he blames himself， he blames you。 He blames humanity。 And while I usually don't agree with this opinion of blaming society for the product of greedy industries， it felt right in this situation。 The blame wasn't that you should stop driving now。 O This is a must read！ It opened my eyes even wider to the scary future we face。 Guess what， we all need to face it。 Although this book gives me deep anxiety I needed the wake up call。 I love how Wallace-Wells does not beat the bush。 He blames industries， he blames himself， he blames you。 He blames humanity。 And while I usually don't agree with this opinion of blaming society for the product of greedy industries， it felt right in this situation。 The blame wasn't that you should stop driving now。 Or that you need to put down that burger。 Or that you should feel terrible for having a kid。 No， this blame comes from the complacency for us to forget and push the inevitable away。 We need to fight back and create our own future。 I left very hungry for change， because it has to happen。 Wallace-Wells also writes about how our lives will change with climate change。 What will happen and the myriad of problems they will create further than climate。 The economic cost， upticks in violence， resource battles， immigration， etc。 If you want to know why we need to fight， I suggest this book。 It will not set out solutions and it will not tell you why this is happening， but it will put into perspective why we must change。 Great read。 Important message。 Fantastic unflinching truths。 。。。more
Markus Koskimäki
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Everybody in the world should read this。
Dafa Maulana
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the problem of climate change is very complex。 Many of us think carbon emissions that we release into the atmosphere already started a century ago。 But， based on data， almost half of the total carbon emission was only just released more decades before。IPCC said that if the world acts immediately， especially based on Paris's agreement， the world's temperature can increase by 1，5 - 2 degrees Celcius。Unfortunately， just that small number can give an effect on the world。 An increase by 2 degrees can the problem of climate change is very complex。 Many of us think carbon emissions that we release into the atmosphere already started a century ago。 But， based on data， almost half of the total carbon emission was only just released more decades before。IPCC said that if the world acts immediately， especially based on Paris's agreement， the world's temperature can increase by 1，5 - 2 degrees Celcius。Unfortunately， just that small number can give an effect on the world。 An increase by 2 degrees can be the cause rise of the level sea and melt on ice。 Additionally， feedback effect is given by climate change soon like the burn of the forest， crop failure， the poverty， etcThe world must be concern about the future， especially for the next generation， that will get the impact firsthand。This book gives much of the data that researchers get before。 so make the readers understand why to make this problem is globally influential。 The writer explains how the failure of thinking about the future by every stakeholder， make this problem haven't got the point of good progress yet。 。。。more
Krista Gillis
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