The Weather of the Future by Dr. Heidi Cullen explores the present and future impacts of climate change, offering a vivid and compelling look at how different regions around the world will be affected by rising temperatures and extreme weather events. Dr. Cullen, an expert climatologist and environmental journalist, uses the latest scientific research and climate models to create scenarios for seven at-risk locations globally, painting a stark picture of how climate change is already transforming the planet.
The book delves into specific regions, such as the Central Valley of California, where future droughts could threaten the state’s water supply, and New York City, which is vulnerable to damage from hurricanes. It also examines how warmer temperatures in Greenland could unlock mineral resources buried beneath ice sheets for millennia. Cullen’s analysis suggests that climate change will impact each part of the world in unique ways, with consequences that will be felt by the mid-21st century if the problem is not addressed.
With praise from experts like Michiko Kakutani of The New York Times and Elizabeth Kolbert, author of Field Notes from a Catastrophe, this book offers an urgent and necessary understanding of the changes happening now and the risks we face in the future. It’s essential reading for anyone concerned about the planet’s future.
