Apocalyptic Planet: Field Guide to the Future of the Earth by Craig Childs is very much about the end of the world as we know it, but the subtitle shows the real thrust of the book. Every time our planet has faced wide-spread extinctions, some nearly wiping out life entirely – some form of life has always survived.
In his quest Childs takes us to locations around the globe where climate change and the human manipulation of nature are the most extreme. In his other books Childs is a splendid writer and insider guide to places most of us will never visit. This book is no different. Few write about nature and the human impact upon it as deftly as him.
No comments:
Post a Comment