Storm World: Hurricanes, Politics, and the Battle Over Global Warming

by Chris Mooney
Storm World: Hurricanes, Politics, and the Battle Over Global Warming  
published 2007 by Harcourt
binding Hardcover
isbn 0151012873   (isbn13: 9780151012879)
pages 288
description One of the leading science journalists and commentators working today, Chris Mooney delves into a red-hot debate in meteorology: whether the increasin...more
date added
03-12-07



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Dave
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09/19/07

Has a copy to sell/swap — Read in August, 2007
recommends it for: anyone interested enough in science to
shameless self-promotion: check out my review of this book at www.plenty.com. or read this badly written abridged version:

mooney is a good reporter but he's not a particularly good writer. he's also hindered by the fact that he wanted to write a book about how global warming is making hurricanes more frequent and/or intense and the scince just doesn't say that yet. the result is that he drifts from science history to contemporary history/po...more
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Fred
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02/19/08

Read in February, 2008
Lots of insight to be gained into the politics of global warming in this explanation of the disconnect between hurricane researchers and climate modelers.

The author is clearly in camp with the atmospheric modeler community, but does a pretty fair summary of the strengths and weaknesses in the science of both communities.

Finally, there is some documentation of the Bush administration's PR filter on NOAA scientists. None of this is breaking news, but presented in this very readable books m...more
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Kyle
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01/07/08

Read in December, 2007
I borrowed this book from my boss. We both really liked it. I'm not sure if people whose lives don't revolve around learning about climate change would enjoy it. I found it interesting because some of the names were familiar or people I'd met. It was also nice to have read his previous book (Republican War against Science) because he used terms like "sound science" which he'd described in detail in that earlier book. Anyway, I liked it. I recommend it with reservation. I learned
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Tim
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10/21/07

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Read in October, 2007
Thoughtful, even-handed and timely book from the author of 'The Republican War on Science' that seeks to answer the question of whether global warming is currently making hurricanes stronger (or will in the future). (Inadequately short answer: probably yes, but it's complicated.)

I really enjoyed how Mooney delves into the messy process of scientific advancement, how it's driven by personality and happenstance, and yet somehow manages to lurch slowly toward the right answer.
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Lindsay
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09/12/07

Read in August, 2007
Friend Chris Mooney has written an eminently readable and comprehensive book in his second effort. Possitive reviews from liberals and conservatives alike fail to do justice to his very appealing style
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Read in March, 2008
This book was stolen from me, stolen I tell you! I will read it eventually, but I'm getting it from the library later.
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Salt
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03/07/08

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Read in August, 2007
It's information-dense, but still very readable.
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