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  • ISBN:
    1933995238
  • ISBN-13:
    9781933995236
  • PUB. DATE:
    January 2009
  • PUBLISHER:
    Cato Institute
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Climate of Extremes: Global Warming Science They Don't Want You to Know by Patrick J. Michaels, Robert, Jr. Balling Jr.

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A thoughtful look at climate changeby JohnDreiling

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Many people take on faith the idea that global warming is entirely caused by humankind. This book claims that this is only partially true and asserts that, in fact, that there is much evidence that the treat is highly overblown. The authors show many examples of how the greenhouse gas theory of warming does not accurately describe what it claims. For example, greenhouse gas models of climate warming...

Give this one a missby leopardiNJ

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Climate of Extremes is the latest contribution by Patrick J. Michaels to his series of books that take pot shots at "mainstream" global climate change science. The authors' stated purpose is to debunk the supposed hype over global warming in favor of a tempered response that stresses adaptation rather than panicked, forced economic shutdown. A not-so-underlying theme of the book is implied by the subtitle...

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  • Pub. Date: January 2009
  • Publisher: Cato Institute
  • Sales Rank: 732,790

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Is the weather truly getting worse? When it comes to global warming, dire predictions seem to be all we see or hear. Climatologists Patrick Michaels and Robert Balling Jr. explain why the news and information we receive about global warming have become so apocalyptic. The science itself has become increasingly biased, with warnings of extreme consequences from global warming becoming the norm. That bias is then communicated through the media, who focus on only extreme predictions. The authors compellingly illuminate the other side of the story, the science we aren't being told. This body of work details how the impact of global warming is far less severe than is generally believed and far from catastrophic.

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This book's title refers to the current scientific environment, which Michaels and Balling view as biased toward alarmism with respect to climate change issues. The authors recognize that anthropogenic global warming is a reality, but criticize mainstream climate science through a review of peer-reviewed literature

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