About the book
Climatologist Michael Mann tells how he came to study the temperature record of the past thousand years and became lead author, with Malcolm K. Hughes and Raymond S. Bradley, of the 1999 reconstruction first called the hockey stick graph. After the chart featured prominently in a 2001 UN climate report, it became an icon of the climate wars, and Mann and his colleagues faced sustained attacks. He explains the basics of climate science and examines the oil and energy interests and media front groups that work to cast doubt on it. He also covers the 2009 Climategate hacking of scientists' emails. Published in 2012, it was among the five best of the 49 books Physics Today reviewed that year.
Leonardo DiCaprio called it Mann's account of his battle against climate denialism, and 350.org founder Bill McKibben endorsed it, calling Mann a hero and praising its treatment of both the science and the politics of climate change.
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Bill McKibben (Founder/350.org)
Very few people have sounded more important alarms about our climate future, and very few people have paid a higher price for doing so. Michael Mann is a hero, and this book is a remarkable account of the science and politics of the defining issue of our time.
Leonardo DiCaprio (Oscar Winning Actor)
Check out Michael Mann's book "The Hockey Stick & the Climate Wars" about his battle against climate denialism.
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- The Madhouse Effect: How Climate Change Denial Is Threatening Our Planet, Destroying Our Politics, and Driving Us Crazy by Michael E. Mann and Tom Toles (2 shared recommenders)