TTT: The World is Getting HOTTER. Books On Climate Change.

Top Ten Tuesday:

Books That Touch on the Topic of Climate Change

Our world is getting HOTTER each year. Here are some some books, both fiction and nonfiction, which touch on the subject of climate change or global warming.

How to Survive the End of the World: A Graphic Exploration of How to (Maybe) Avoid Extinction by Katy Doughty. Nonfiction. Graphic/illustrated.
"For apocalypse aficionados, the morbidly curious, and the just plain curious, this is your antidote to existential dread—a timely, imaginative, and ultimately hopeful take on humankind’s ability to survive the odds."

A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar. Fiction.
 "The story is set in a near-future Kolkata, India, ravaged by climate change and food scarcity, in which two families seeking to protect their children must battle each other."

Playground by Richard Powers. Fiction.

"Set in the world’s largest ocean, this awe-filled book explores that last wild place we have yet to colonize in a still-unfolding oceanic game, and interweaves beautiful writing, rich characterization, profound themes of technology and the environment, and a deep exploration of our shared humanity."

The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go From Here by Hope Jahren. Nonfiction.

This a slim, urgent missive on the defining issue of our time: climate change, our timeless pursuit of more, and how the same human ambition that got us here can also be our salvation.

I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger. Fiction.
Set in a not-too-distant America, this is the story of a man setting sail on Lake Superior in search of his departed, deeply beloved wife. He seeks refuge in the harbors, fogs, and remote islands of the inland sea. After encountering lunatic storms and rising corpses from the warming depths he finally finds the courage to face his future and fight for his rights.

The Loneliest Polar Bear: A True Story of Survival and Peril on the Edge of a Warming World by Kale Williams. Nonfiction.
"The heartbreaking and ultimately hopeful story of an abandoned polar bear cub named Nora and the humans working tirelessly to save her and her species, whose uncertain future in the accelerating climate crisis is closely tied to our own."

The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert. Nonfiction.
"Over the last half-billion years, there have been five mass extinctions, when the diversity of life on earth suddenly and dramatically contracted. Scientists around the world are currently monitoring the sixth extinction, predicted to be the most devastating extinction event since the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs. This time around, the cataclysm is us."

Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future by Elizabeth Kolbert. Nonfiction.
"The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Sixth Extinction returns to humanity’s transformative impact on the environment, now asking: After doing so much damage, can we change nature, this time to save it?"

A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future by David Attenborough. Nonfiction.
"A Life on Our Planet is my witness statement, and my vision for the future. It is the story of how we came to make this, our greatest mistake -- and how, if we act now, we can yet put it right. We have one final chance to create the perfect home for ourselves and restore the wonderful world we inherited. All we need is the will to do so."

Plasticus Maritimus: An Invasive Species by Ana Pego. Nonfiction.
"Inspired by Pêgo’s life’s work, and filled with engaging science and colorful photographs, this foundational look at ocean plastics explains why they are such an urgent contemporary issue. She offers a critical look at our current “solutions” to plastic contamination and in her most important proposal calls for deep changes in our habits, motivating young and old alike to make a difference, together. An artificial and almost indestructible species, Plasticus maritimus deserves to have its days numbered! Together, we can send it packing."

The Twenty One: The True Story of the Youth Who Sued the US Government Over Climate Change by Elizabeth Rusch. Nonfiction. YA. 
"Compelling and timely, The Twenty-One tells the gripping inside story of the ongoing landmark federal climate change lawsuit, Juliana vs. The United States of America. The Twenty-One is for readers interested in the environment and climate change, as well as youth activism, politics and government, and the law."

-Anne