Six degrees
by Mark Lynas · first published 2007
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A well documented summary of studies relating to the effects of climate change. The chapters are organized by the effects on people, the economy,and the climate for every additional degree of temperature increase. The book is written for an educated layman and is quite interesting. Over half of the book is dedicated to an extensive bibliography which is very thorough and useful for further research.
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Then you should read the book Six Degrees by Mark Lynas, who read 3000 peer-reviewed papers on the effects of climate change and summarized them, one chapter per degree. Billions of deaths at three degrees is probably overstating things, but…
on “Nuclear power is the fastest way to slash greenhouse gas emissions, decarbonize” ↗…that other places are worse off won't be consolation. At the rate we're going, that's not future generations, it's many of today's working people at retirement age. (For details, an excellent source is Six Degrees by Mark Lynas, who read 3000 peer-reviewed papers on the effects of climate change and summarized them, with extensive references.)
on “Who Will Suffer Most from Climate Change? (Hint: Not You)” ↗…sources. For example: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/the-countries-tha... http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2017/07/climate-change-earth-... A great book on the effects of climate change is Six Degrees by Mark Lynas, who read 3000 peer-reviewed papers on the effects of climate change and summarized them, one chapter per degree, with extensive references. One reason we know what to expect is that the…
on “‘12 Monkeys’: Why Terry Gilliam’s Movie Is Relevant Today” ↗…to avoid a tipping point where the planet is emitting its own greenhouse gases, and will take things several degrees further with no more help from us. A great book on the effects of climate change is Six Degrees by Mark Lynas, who read 3000 peer-reviewed papers on climate change and summarized them, with extensive references. It was published in 2007 but from what I've seen it's holding up well. Four degrees…
on “Apocalyptic Claims About Climate Change Are Wrong” ↗Drought like this, driven by global warming, was predicted in the book Six Degrees by Mark Lynas, published in 2007. He read 3000 peer-reviewed papers on the effects of climate change and summarized them, one chapter per degree, with extensive references. Massive drought in the western…
on “Climate-Driven Megadrought Is Emerging in Western U.S., Says Study” ↗A good place to start is the book Six Degrees by Mark Lynas, which has references to hundreds of papers. Also Hansen's book Storms of My Grandchildren has several chapters on the geological history.
on “It’s cheaper to stop emitting now than to pull carbon from the air later” ↗…Drought has increased over many land areas since 1950, pretty well matching their model, which predicts increasingly severe drought over the next 30-90 years. For much more on the subject, a great book is Six Degrees by Mark Lynas, who reviewed about 3000 papers on the projected effects of climate change (and referenced them extensively). I don't remember all the details, but one issue is that more heat brings more…
on “Costa Rica Is Now Running on 100% Renewable Electricity” ↗For a look at what's actually projected for the climate, read the book Six Degrees by Mark Lynas, who read about 3,000 peer-reviewed papers and summarized them, with extensive references. It's quite frightening, and far beyond anything that human civilization has ever experienced, even…
on “Why Energy Storage Is About to Get Big – And Cheap” ↗…the planet would be able to support only a small fraction of the humans alive today. Mass starvation will likely lead to war and pandemics. A great book on the projected effects of climate change is Six Degrees by Mark Lynas, who read about 3000 papers on the subject and summarized them, with extensive references. It's grim reading. It was published about six years ago, and the news has only gotten worse since…
on “Existential Risks: Analyzing Human Extinction Scenarios (2002)” ↗A great book on the impacts of climate change is Six Degrees by Mark Lynas, who read 3000 peer-reviewed papers on climate change effects and summarized them, with extensive references. A lot of it is based on what's happened in previous warming periods. The book…
on “Nations Approve Landmark Climate Accord in Paris” ↗I would recommend starting with Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet[1] by Mark Lynas which summarizes the research of many hundreds of scientists. 1- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Degrees:_Our_Future_on_a_H...
on “Ask HN: We have a great team and capital but can't find a good idea” ↗The book Six Degrees by Mark Lynas is a good start. It has extensive references to peer-reviewed papers on the effects of climate change. We've already had thousands of deaths from heat waves that probably wouldn't have…
on “Nuclear power is the fastest way to slash greenhouse gas emissions, decarbonize” ↗…(all in the popular non-fiction category but backed up with plenty of academic sources): - Peter Ward "Under a Green Sky" - Elizabeth Kolbert "The Sixth Extinction" - Mark Lynas "Our Final Warning: Six Degrees of Climate Emergency" (update of his earlier "Six Degrees") Ward is an academic, and Kolbert and Lynas are science journalists, but both have plentiful, credible citations. Again, there are so many…
on “Rain at the Summit of Greenland” ↗A while back I read Six Degrees by Mark Lynas, who read 3000 peer-reviewed papers on the effects of climate change and summarized them, one chapter per degree, with extensive references. My takeaway from that book was that three degrees…
on “Google DeepMind Founder Demis Hassabis: Three Truths about AI” ↗…degrees in the future would be worse than say 200 years ago. Also, it's been 16 years since the book was published. Have temperatures risen? Have the predictions come to pass? https://www.amazon.com/Six-Degrees-Future-Hotter-Planet/dp/1...
on “Google DeepMind Founder Demis Hassabis: Three Truths about AI” ↗