Dr James Hansen, the world's leading scientist on climate issues, speaks out for the first time with the full truth about global warming: the planet is hurtling to a climatic point of no return. Hansen - whose climate predictions have come to pass again and again, beginning in the 1980s when he first warned US Congress about global warming - is the single most credible voice on the subject worldwide. He paints a devastating but all-too-realistic picture of what will happen if we continue to follow the course we're on. But he is also a hard-headed optimist, and shows that there is still time to take the urgent, strong action needed to save humanity.

About the Author

Perhaps best known for bringing global warming to the world's attention in the 1980s when he first testified before Congress, Dr. James Hansen is considered the world's leading climatologist. The head of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, he served as Al Gore's science advisor for An Inconvenient Truth. He teaches at the Department of Earth &Environmental Sciences at Columbia University, lectures at universities and other institutions throughout the world and has been interviewed in the New York Times and other publications. This is his first book.

Prizes

James Hansen is the single most credible scientific voice worldwide on the issue of global warming. His groundbreaking predictions about global warming have been right all along. A must-read title for anyone who has read Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth and Our Choice (out in November).

Reviews

Hansen has been researching climate changes over the last 30 years and is considered an expert and the most prominent scientist in this country on the subject of global warming. His predictions for climate change have consistently been proven true. Here, he focuses on proving that global warming is occurring more rapidly than previously thought and that politicians are more concerned about supporting policies that please their special interest groups. Hansen vehemently recommends phasing out all coal usage and drastically reducing carbon monoxide in our atmosphere. Verdict Going against current thinking, this book is sure to garner strong reactions. It's a compelling, readable wake-up call that will appeal to those who have read Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth and anyone interested in the current global warming crisis and looking for ways that individuals can make a difference.-Gloria Maxwell, Metropolitan Community Coll., Kansas City, MO Copyright 2010 Reed Business Information.

'When the history of the climate crisis is written, Hansen will be seen as the scientist with the most powerful and consistent voice calling for intelligent action to preserve our planet's environment.' Al Gore 'Anyone concerned about the world our children and grandchildren must inherit owes it to themselves to read this book' Irish Times 'James Hansen gives us the opportunity to watch a scientist who is sick of silence and compromise; a scientist at the breaking point - the point at which he is willing to sacrifice his credibility to make a stand to avert disaster' LA Times 'Few people know more about climate change than James Hansen ... This unnerving and fluently written book is the definitive one to read' BBC Wildlife