The Uninhabitable Earth (Adapted for Young Adults)

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An exploration of the devastating effects of global warming—both current and future—adapted for young adults from a #1 New York Times bestseller. This work assesses the looming future for those living through the climate crisis and serves as a dire overview and hopeful call to action to change our trajectory while there is still time. The alarming realities of rising temperatures, severe drought, catastrophic floods, and unprecedented fires serve as precursors to what lies ahead if we continue on our current path. Journalist David Wallace-Wells presents a sobering account of how global warming, if unchecked, will reshape global politics, technology, and the course of human progress. He details the mistakes and inaction of past and present generations that negatively impact lives today and will inevitably affect future generations. However, Wallace-Wells also delivers an impassioned call to action, urging current and future generations, especially young people, to envision solutions that could preserve hope for a happier, more just future. As he emphasizes, the potential solutions are motivating and essential for achieving a relatively livable, fulfilling, and prosperous world.