Global Warming

After reading chapters 2 and 3 of Field Notes from a Catastrophe I learned a lot more about global warming. The most startling information that I found was when Kolbert discussed the prediction by Swedish chemist Svante arrhenius. CO2 levels have been recorded since 1959 when they were at 316 parts per million and by 2005 it had risen to 378 parts per million. Kolbert says that at this rate, the levels will reach 500 parts per million by the middle of this century, which is 2,850 years ahead of Arrhenius' prediction "to live under a warmer sky."

This information is compelling and I'm a true believer of global warming and this book is reinforcing my beliefs. My only question is what will happen? What is going to happen to the world? What will happen to us? There are too many unanswered questions and consequences of global warming.

I enjoy Kolbert's writing style and it keeps me interested in her story. She personalizes scientists like Arrhenius and Tyndall to keep the story interesting instead of dull.