Books like Losing Earth by Nathaniel Rich

Elizabeth Kolbert’s nonfiction work examines global warming, tracing scientific evidence, political debates, and personal stories of those most affected by climate change.

A gifted mathematician works for a shadowy financial firm that sells insurance against catastrophic events. Obsessed with doomsday models, he faces a real disaster when his worst‑case forecast comes true in Manhattan.

"The Weather Makers is both an urgent warning and a call to arms, outlining the history of climate change, how it will unfold over the next century, and what we can do to prevent a cataclysmic future. Originally somewhat of a global-warming skeptic, Tim Flannery spent several years researching the topic and offers a connect-the-dots approach for a reading public that has received patchy and misleading information on the subject. Pulling on his expertise as a scientist to discuss climate change from a historical perspective, Flannery also explains how it is interconnected across the planet." "Along with a history of how climate change has shaped our planet's evolution, Flannery offers specific suggestions for action for both lawmakers and individuals, from investing in renewable power sources like wind, solar, and geothermal energy, to offering an action plan with steps each and every one of us can take right now to reduce deadly CO₂ emissions by as much as 70 percent." - jacket

Bill McKibben’s landmark book argues that humanity’s survival hinges on a profound shift in how we treat nature, examining the greenhouse effect, acid rain and ozone depletion.

A detailed, sweeping history of how military funding has shaped the field of oceanography, revealing how funding shapes the subject, scope, and tenor of scientific work.