Meltdown: The Predictable Distortion of Global Warming by Scientists, Politicians, and the Media

by Patrick J. Michaels Cato Institute

An eminently readable and often humorous critique, Meltdown documents hundreds of exaggerations from scientists, politicians and the media, and ties them together with the common thread of rational self-interest.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction

280 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Lisa · Rating 2 out of 5]

I just finished this book. It has taken me a good 5 months to finish this sucker, while reading a couple other books in the middle of it. This is a very hard read, but has a plethora of information that anyone should see. It shows how distorted the whole debate on global warming is, and how the warming associated with emissions and human induced carbon dioxide is extremely minimal. I'll have to look for a more reader-friendly book on this topic to share with ya'll. I'm a scientist and I could hardly get through this one!

[Karen Rostmeyer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not an easy read due to statistics & graphs, but a must read

It s the other side of the story about the planet we live on. It tells the tale of why money is driving the global change scare today. This is the first of several books by this author. Having read it 15 years after printing I look forward to reading the remaining to see how consistent the position may be and when or if it changes.

[Martin Moleski · Rating 4 out of 5]

Michaels is a climatologist who refuses to join the Chicken Little Anti-Warming Club (CLAWC), even though there is a lot of federal money to be had for those who are willing to join the flock. He grants that, as has happened in the past, the earth is going through a moderate warming cycle; he denies with mind-numbing thoroughness that the warming trend is caused by industry, that it could be reversed by destroying industry, and that the added warmth will have such destructive effects that no intelligent species could adapt to the changes. He does not directly address the question whether such an intelligent species is to be found on this planet.

For good or for ill, I read this book in a Kindle edition, which means that I did not have the color insert to which he refers many times, nor could I make a great deal of sense out of the other charts and figures that he supplied to make his case. The book is slightly dated by its references to the 2004 election cycle, but even were those remarks removed, it still would be a period piece because of the torrent of data produced by $20,000,000,000 of global warming grants given to the CLAWC.

[Johnny · Rating 2 out of 5]

Really just a book about global warming and its effects that are soon to come and those that have already started or happened. I read it for an assignment in world history. I really only added this book to add to my book count, and I really wouldn't recommend it unless you're into facts and scientific studies(if that means anything).

[graham · Rating 3 out of 5]

Global Warming Is Happening

Humans have some impact on global warming

Even if all humankind agreed to the Kyoto treaty, no one would be able to even measure its effects on global warming

[Ashley · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you're going to read one book on global warming, make it this one.

[Sally Fouhse · Rating 2 out of 5]

Great premise, but not a very good read.