About the Book

In The Weather of the Future, Dr. Heidi Cullen, one of the world’s foremost climatologists and environmental journalists, puts a vivid face on climate change, offering students a new way of seeing this phenomenon not just as an event set to happen in the distant future but as something happening right now in our own backyards. Arguing that we must connect the weather of today with the climate change of tomorrow, Cullen combines the latest research from scientists on the ground with state-of-the-art climate model projections to create climate-change scenarios for seven of the most at- risk locations around the world.

Provocative and convincing, The Weather of the Future makes climate change local, showing students how no two regions of the country or the world will be affected in quite the same way and demonstrating that melting ice is just the beginning.

“A scorching vision of what life might be like in the warmer world that is already on its way. “Although “Weather of the Future” sounds like an exercise in speculation, Ms. Cullen grounds her harrowing predictions - extrapolations, really - in “the best available science” derived from an array of climate models, environmental data and interviews with scientists. And her forecasts actually turn out to be an armature for discussing the fallout of climate change (from rising sea levels to more extreme weather) in an accessible, tactile fashion and for examining existing liabilities in various regions and cities, like overstretched infrastructure and dwindling water supplies.”-Michiko Kakutani, New York Times

Critical Praise

“Vivid and compelling, this book shows what life will be like in a warming world. Essential reading for anyone who’s planning to inhabit the planet for the next few decades.” — Elizabeth Kolbert, author of Field Notes from a Catastrophe

In this important and timely book, Heidi Cullen breaks ground...simplifying the connection between weather and climate and bringing the true impact of the problem, literally, right to your front door. — Laurie David, Academy Award winning producer of An Inconvenient Truth

“A scorching vision of what life might be like in the warmer world that is already on its way. ” — Michiko Kakutani, New York Times

“Heidi Cullen’s beautifully crafted study provides the human detail that has been missing from most reports on climate science…This book sets a new benchmark for accessible writing on the likely weather of the future.” — New Scientist

“In an accessible way, [Cullen] details the Earth’s climate history and forecasts what might happen if we’re not more careful.” — New York Post

“[Cullen] accepts weather as a local matter, just as Tip O’Neill, longtime speaker of the House of Representatives, proclaimed all politics to be local...The Weather of the Future,” uses a broad itinerary to illustrate the threats she perceives.” — Lisa Ko, author of The Leavers

“Fact-filled and entertaining yet disturbing depiction of our world as temperatures rise...A lively and troubling but not entirely doomsday scenario of our warmer future.” — Kirkus Reviews

“Engrossing…the book presents a surprisingly optimistic view of humanity’s determination to come to terms with a daunting future.” — Publishers Weekly

“This is a woman to whom attention must be paid.” — Booklist

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Product Details

• ISBN: 9780061726941
• ISBN 10: 006172694X
• Imprint: Harper Perennial
• On Sale: 07/19/2011
• Trimsize: 5.310 in (w) x 8.000 in (h) x 0.800 in (d)
• Pages: 352
• List Price: $17.99
• BISAC1 : NATURE / Weather
• BISAC2 : SCIENCE / Environmental Science (see also Chemistry / Environmental)
• BISAC3 : SCIENCE / Global Warming & Climate Change