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The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars
Dispatches from the Front Lines Michael E. Mann
“Mann’s honest and thorough testimony on the attacks against climate science is a critical step toward resolving the climate change debate.” —Science
The Hockey Stick graph presents scientific data demonstrating global temperatures have risen in conjunction with the increase in industrialization and the use of fossil fuels. It is a central icon in the “climate wars,” and Michael E. Mann—lead author of the original paper in which the graph first appeared—shares the story of the science and politics behind its controversy and concludes with the real story of the 2009 “Climategate” scandal, in which climate scientists’ e-mails were hacked. This paperback includes a new afterword by the author updating the continuing saga of the climate wars. “I heartily recommend this book for an unusually clear view of the action on the front line of climate science
“Readers of this book will enjoy a dazzling, informative tour of the science underlying climatology and especially the analysis that went into the diagram that caused all the ruckus.” —Daily Kos
from one of its principle palaeoclimate protagonists.” —Colin Summerhayes, Geoscientist
“If you read just one book on climate change, make it
“A harrowing ride through the politics of truth and denial.” —Huffington Post
Mann’s riveting exposé of disinformation and denial.” “Mann is a hero, and this book is a
—Irish Times
remarkable account of the science
“Mann deserves our respect and admiration for what he has been through and for his willingness to discuss it. . . . A deeply honest scientific coming-of-age story.” —Naomi Oreskes, Physics Today Michael E. Mann
and politics of the defining issue of our time.” —Bill McKibben, author of Earth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet
is a member of the Penn State University faculty,
holding joint positions in the Departments of Meteorology and Geosciences and the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute (EESI). He is also director of the Penn State Earth System Science Center (ESSC).
$19.95t / £13.95 paper 978-0-231-15255-6 O c t o b e r 384 pages / 20 figures S C i e nc e
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