Description
In this incisive exploration of the Anthropocene, Elizabeth Kolbert travels from the engineered waterways of the American Midwest to Australia’s threatened Great Barrier Reef and other ecosystems transformed by human intervention. She examines the scientists, conservationists, and “pupfish whisperers” attempting to repair damage caused by earlier efforts to control nature—from invasive species and altered rivers to climate change and disappearing wildlife. With vivid reportage and clear-eyed curiosity, the book reveals how each solution can create new, unforeseen problems, forcing us to reconsider what it means to preserve nature in a world humans have radically reshaped. The result is a compelling and thought-provoking meditation on ingenuity, unintended consequences, and the uncertain future of life on Earth.
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paperback
Crown Publishing Group, The
Published Jan 1, 2022
273 pages
ISBN: 9780593136287
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Details
First Published
2021
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Under a White Sky by Elizabeth Kolbert.