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Losing Earth: A Recent History
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Author:Nathaniel Rich
Language:English
Country:United States
Genre:Non-fiction
Publisher:MCD/Farrar
Pub Date:April 9, 2019
Pages:224
Isbn:978-0-374-19133-7

Losing Earth: A Recent History (published as Losing Earth: The Decade We Could Have Stopped Climate Change in the UK and Commonwealth markets) is a 2019 book written by Nathaniel Rich. The book is about the existence of scientific evidence for climate change for decades while it was politically denied, and the eventual damage that will occur as a result.[1] [2] [3] It focuses on the years 1979 to 1989 and US-based scientists, activists, and policymakers including James Hansen, Rafe Pomerance, and Jule Gregory Charney.[4] [5]

The story was first published as the August 5, 2018, issue of The New York Times Magazine and later expanded.[6] After the article was published, it was announced that the story was in development to be converted into a docuseries that will be distributed on Apple TV+.[7]

Responses

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Environmentalists including May Boeve criticized the narrative for promoting climate doom and focusing on a small group that they argue is not representative of the broader climate movement.[8] Leah Stokes and others have questioned Rich's framing of who is to blame for the climate crisis; Rich did not emphasize the culpability of the fossil fuel industry or of politicians.[9]

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In Bookforum, Roy Scranton wrote that "the book is substantially the same as the article" and pointed out its lack of citations.[10] The book received a starred review in Booklist, where it was called "a must-read handbook for everyone concerned about our planet’s future."[11] A review in NPR said it was "like a Greek tragedy".[12]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lanchester. John. Two New Books Dramatically Capture the Climate Change Crisis. The New York Times Book Review. April 12, 2019. April 24, 2019.
  2. Web site: Losing Earth: A Climate History. Kirkus Reviews. January 13, 2019. April 24, 2019.
  3. Web site: Frank. Adam. New Climate Books Stress We Are Already Far Down The Road To A Different Earth. National Public Radio. March 25, 2019. April 24, 2019.
  4. Web site: A conversation with Nathaniel Rich on "Losing Earth," human inertia and storytelling as "a moral act" . 2022-05-13 . Nieman Foundation . en-US.
  5. Web site: Brand . Yu . April 16, 2019. Nathaniel Rich's 'Losing Earth' grapples with climate change . 2022-05-13 . Datebook San Francisco Arts & Entertainment Guide . en-US.
  6. News: Rich . Nathaniel . August 1, 2018 . Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate Change . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-05-13 . 0362-4331.
  7. Web site: Andreeva . Nellie . Petski . Denise . Apple Lands TV Rights To Nathaniel Rich's 'Losing Earth' Climate Change Article For Series Produced By Anonymous Content . . August 21, 2018 . August 21, 2018.
  8. News: August 16, 2018 . Readers Respond to the 8.5.18 Issue . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-05-13 . 0362-4331.
  9. Web site: Meyer . Robinson . August 1, 2018 . The Problem With The New York Times' Big Story on Climate Change . 2022-05-13 . The Atlantic . en.
  10. Web site: Wonk Quixote . 2022-05-19 . www.bookforum.com . en-US.
  11. Book: Losing Earth: A Recent History, by By Nathaniel Rich. Booklist Online.
  12. News: Frank . Adam . March 25, 2019 . New Climate Books Stress We Are Already Far Down The Road To A Different Earth . en . NPR . 2022-05-13.

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