Fixing the Sky The Checkered History of Weather and Climate Control

Name: Fixing the Sky The Checkered History of Weather and Climate Control
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ISBN: 9780231144131

ISBN-10: 023114413X

ISBN-13: 9780231144131

Edition: 2012

Authors: James Fleming

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As alarm over global warming spreads, a radical idea is gaining momentum. Forget cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, some scientists argue. Instead, bounce sunlight back into space by pumping reflective nanoparticles into the atmosphere. Launch mirrors into orbit around the Earth. Make clouds thicker and brighter to create a "planetary thermostat."These ideas might sound like science fiction, but in fact they are part of a very old story. For more than a century, scientists, soldiers, and charlatans have tried to manipulate weather and climate, and like them, today's climate engineers wildly exaggerate what is possible. Scarcely considering the political, military, and ethical implications of…

Book details

List price: $20.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 2/10/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 344
Size: 0.61" wide x 0.89" long x 0.07" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English

James Fleming was born in 1944, and has been variously an accountant, breeds sheep and cattle, and is at work on his new novel.



Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Stories of Control



Rain Makers



Rain Fakers



Foggy Thinking



Pathological Science



Weather Warriors



Fears, Fantasies, and Possibilities of Control



The Climate Engineers


Notes


Bibliography


Index