Mike Mann and Lee Kump weigh in with "Dire Predictions"

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Summer Reading? No, actually, Requiredย Reading

I don’t know how I missed Michael Mann and Lee Kump’s new book Dire Predictions: Understanding Global Warming in the previous summer readingย wrap.

Some of the most prominent deniers in the game have made themselves famous criticizing Michael Mann’s work. But here’s the deal: Michael Mann DOES the work. He’s not a journalist or politician (Christ Monckton); he’s not an Philip Morris and Exxon Mobil consultant (Fred Singer); he’s not a stock promoter and amateur statistician (Steve McIntyre). He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Meteorology and Geosciences at Pennsylvania State University and the rarest thing in the very public debate about climate change: someone who knows what he’s talkingย about.

Co-author Lee Kump is also a geoscientist at Penn State and between them they have crafted an accessible primer on climate change, how it’s happening and who’s toย blame.

Here’s the reaction from some people weย trust.ย 

With its eye-grabbing graphics and reader-friendly prose, Dire Predictions walks us through the findings of the world’s leading climate scientists – and places the ultimately responsibility for the human future directly at our feet.
– Ross Gelbspan

Here’s a powerful, straight-forward guide to how scientists, economists, and engineers really understand the problem of global warming. It makes 20 years of research and consensus-building completely accessible to anyone who cares to know the truthโ€“and to do something about it.
– Billย McKibben

Dire Predictions is a must read for anyone who wants the straight facts on global warming. It cuts to the heart of the massive 2007 IPCC report, presenting major scientific findings in easy to understand language and graphics. Written by two of the scientific community’s most thoughtful researchers, Dire Predictions’ unbiased message about global warming arrives at a time when people need it most!
Dr. Heidi Cullen, Climate Expert at The Weather Channel

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