Climate change is real, and it will affect all of us. From desertification to rising ocean levels, from killer storms to wildlife extinction, we’re already seeing the effects of human activity...

TIM FLANNERY is a writer, scientist and explorer. He has written many award-winning books, including The Weather Makers , an international bestseller that reached #1 in Canada, and its adaptation...

"This authoritative and maddeningly important book will fuel dinner arguments, spark school debates and rudely challenge the truffle-eaters and climate deniers among Calgary's oil elit.... [Flannery is] one of the world's great science writers."