The Weather Makers
The history and future impact of climate change
by Tim Flannery

Also available: We Are The Weather Makers - for younger readers

The last 10,000 years have been humanity's day in the sun: we planted the first crops, domesticated animals, and built the first civilisations - and all of this happened not once but many times independently in different parts of the world. But all that is about to change. Most of us suspect that climate change is happening, but is it a terrible threat to our world or an exaggerated beat up? Or is it something in between - an issue that humanity must eventually face, but not yet?

In this groundbreaking and essential new book, Tim Flannery argues passionately for the urgent need to address - NOW - the implications of a global climate change that is damaging all life on earth and endangering our very survival. Tim Flannery is an internationally acclaimed writer, scientist and explorer, ranked by Sir David Attenborough 'in the league of the all-time great explorers'.

This book is unimpeachable in its authority, deftly and accessibly written in its vision for what each of us can do to avoid catastrophe. It is a global call to arms, laying out plainly if not controversially what we know, what we think might happen, and what tools we have available to us to make a difference. The Weather Makers will move you to change your life.

It is a difficult subject and hard for people to evaluate dispassionately because it entails deep political and industrial implications, and because it arises from the very core processes of our civilisation's success. Right now our fate is in our hands, for we are the weather makers, and we already possess the tools required to avoid catastrophic climate change.

"clear and readable (and) heroic in scope...If you are not yet convinced of the gravity of the problem, or our capacity to solve it, you should buy and read this compelling book."
The Age

"Flannery is passionate about educating us about global warming in the hope of disrupting our - and key decision makers' - lethal complacency." Sydney Morning Herald

"It would be hard to imagine a better or more important book." Bill Bryson

"It's a pleasure to read, alive with Flannery's wonder and delight in the natural world." Financial Times

"All who read The Weather Makers will be left wiser and able to appreciate how fragile our climate is. Makers is detail-packed to the point of terrible fascination." New York Times

Format: Paperback
Pages: 385
Size: 152 mm x 230 mm