Dianne dumanoski is an author and environmental journalist whose credentials in the field date back to earth day, 1970. Since then she has reported on a wide range of environmental and energy issues for broadcast and print media, including wgbhtv, one of the nations leading public television stations. The world as we know it, with agriculture, civilization, and dense human numbers, emerged during a rare interlude of climatic gracea long summer of unusual stability over the past 11,700 years. It beings by talking about the future and stresses that if action isnt taken immediately, drastic climate changes will take place, and it is too late to prevent any catastrophe. Why we must remake our civilization to survive on a volatile earth kindle edition by dumanoski, dianne. But this long benign summer is an anomaly in the earths. Dianne dumanoski has produced a wellwritten and wellorganized manual for. This will require numerous shortterm sacrifices to achieve long term benefits, notes dumanoski, and. Dianne dumanoski books list of books by author dianne. The end of the long summer by dianne dumanoski makes just that case. Dianne dumanoski, in her book, the end of the long summer. David midgley celebrates a book that is unflinching in facing and naming what we must do to flourish in a changed world. Looking for a great book to enjoy during this second half of those lazy.
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