TIPPING POINT FOR PLANET EARTH

Reviewed 10/22/2019

Tipping Point for Planet Earth, by Barnosky & Hadly

TIPPING POINT FOR PLANET EARTH:
How Close Are We To the Edge?
Anthony D. Barnosky & Elizabeth A. Hadly
New York: Thomas Dunne Books, April 2016

Rating:

5.0

High

ISBN-13 978-1-250-05115-8
ISBN-10 1-250-05115-0 264pp. HC $25.99

Table of Contents1

  Introduction: The Journey 1
 
1: Past or Future?  (Liz, in the Himalayas of Nepal, April 2012 9
2: People  (Liz, Tony, Emma and Clara, on the road to Kurnool, India, February 2007 29
3: Stuff  (Tony, near midnight, southern Colorado, around 1960 55
4: Storms  (Liz, Yellowstone National Park, July 1988 79
5: Hunger  (Liz, Tony, Emma and Clara, South Africa, August 2001 107
6: Thirst  (Liz, Tony, Emma and Clara, Escalante region, Utah, July 2008 129
7: Toxins  (Tony in Fes, Morocco, March 1996 153
8: Disease  (Liz, near the Panamanian border, Costa Rica, February 2013 175
9: War  (Liz, Rwanda, August 2012 201
10: End Game?  (Tony and Liz, NASA-Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Mountain View, California, 26 May 2013 223
 
  Acknowledgments 249
  Index 255
1 I've taken the liberty of copying the location and date information from the start of each chapter.
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