Taken by Storm: The Troubled Science, Policy, and Politics of Global Warming

by Christopher Essex, Ross McKitrick

Climate and weather patterns, and their changes over time, can be nearly impossible to predict. Yet thousands of political, social, and societal decisions have been made with the assumption that global climate change can be foretold. In this book, authors Essex and McKitrick dismantle the myth of global warming, and argue that the relationship between science and society needs immediate attention.

Genres: Global Warming

356 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2003

Reviews

[Beth Haynes · Rating 4 out of 5]

Subtitle: The Troubled Science, Policy and Politics of Global Warming.

Excellent book written by an economist and an applied mathematician.
Key points:
1)No fundamental theory of climate exists which explains natural variation. At this stage of scientific understanding, it is impossible to distinguish between natural and anthropogenic contribution to climate change.
2) Current computer models are fatally flawed because of their inability to include essential sub-grid phenomena. Parameterization of data leads not just to simplification but to oversimplification.

[Andy May · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just read the second edition, published in 2007. The book is still accurate and relevant today. It is amazing that the climate-change-alarmists are still around when a 15-year-old book debunks them so thoroughly.

[Steffenh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Learn about the roots of the Global Warming Hysteria, the floppy science behind it, but keep laughing anyway.

[Christopher · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story of how a Canadian Economics Prof perservered to prove the Global Warming Fraud behind teh "Hockey Stick" chart used by the IPCC.

[Bernard · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book only limited to a readers imagination, understandings, and life experiences with power of nature. Recommended for anyone like my self who's been threw many different stage levels.