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Climate change is a serious topic, and everyone has an opinion. Hutchinson's mission, it seems, is to keep the facts straight and to leave out the outdated goals set in the middle of the twentieth century. Hutchinson doesn't agree with those facts, and he explains why it doesn't work for our generation or future generations. He even sent his findings to President Donald Trump, raising the question of whether they were among the reasons the United States left the UN Paris Climate Accord in 2017.
Needless to say, there is a lot of information to get through and ponder, but Hutchinson's use of graphs and photos of world disasters is quite helpful. He does a good job at explaining things to the interested layman. He also makes it personable. The author not only shares these science-based facts but also intertwines his personal history with climate change, for example, by briefly discussing living in the coastal region of New York.
Overall, this is an engaging, thought-provoking book that encourages readers to think for themselves. Hutchinson's writing is clear and concise. Those interested not only in science but also in history should find it just as engaging. There are moments when the reader travels back to Ancient Egypt and the Renaissance, discovering what the minds of the past knew and thought, which is another plus in this nonfiction work. The author's book is definitely created for an audience interested in history, astrophysics, geography, etc., which isn't a bad thing. Hutchinson does a good job at explaining even the most complex topics.