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Darren Rumbold holds a Ph.D. from University of Miami and is an Emeritus Professor of Marine and Earth Science at Florida Gulf Coast University. He has taught about climate change in various courses over many years. He has authored or co-authored nonfiction books and over 75 scientific reports and papers dealing with various environmental problems published in peer-reviewed journals. He now strives to tell stories with compelling characters and plots, grounded in solid science, about the environmental challenges facing humanity. Darren splits his time between his house in Southwest Florida and cabin in the Northwoods of Maine.

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	Trek Through a Ravaged Land 4.27 avg rating — 30 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Trek Across a Changed Land: Book One of the Phoenix Treks 4.64 avg rating — 14 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mercury and the Everglades. A Synthesis and Model for Complex Ecosystem Restoration: Volume I – The Evolution of the Everglades as a Perturbed Ecosystem and the Role of Atmospheric Mercury by Curtis D. Pollman (Editor), Darren G. Rumbold, Donald M. Axelrad it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mercury and the Everglades. A Synthesis and Model for Complex Ecosystem Restoration: Volume III – Temporal Trends of Mercury in the Everglades, Synthesis and Management Implications by Curtis D. Pollman (Editor), Darren Rumbold (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	MYSTERY IN THE SOUTHERN OCEAN: Sea Treks Book One 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mercury and the Everglades. A Synthesis and Model for Complex Ecosystem Restoration: Volume II – Aquatic Mercury Cycling and Bioaccumulation in the Everglades by Darren G Rumbold (Editor), Curtis D. Pollman (Editor), Donald M. Axelrad (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The point being is that scientists have been studying the effects of atmospheric CO2 for a very long time. We understand the process (i.e., burning fossil fuels increases atmospheric CO2) and the mechanism (i.e., asymmetrical stretching of CO2 molecules allows for absorption and emission of infrared radiation) to explain CO2’s greenhouse effect. With a bit […]

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It was an enjoyable and easy read. I liked the characters and plot but wished for more science. I thought ‘the plan’ was a bit much.
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