First published 2021
As climate change ravages the natural world, humanity scrambles to engineer solutions that may be as dangerous as the problem itself. Acclaimed journalist Elizabeth Kolbert takes us on a gripping journey from the Mojave to Iceland, witnessing scientists' high-stakes efforts to preserve endangered species, capture carbon, and even dim the sun. Yet each risky intervention exposes the hubris of our past actions, begging the question: can we engineer our way out of the crisis we created?
Genres: science, environment, non-fiction, technology, 21st-century, climate-change
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: investigative-journalism, scientific-exploration
272 pages · Paperback · Crown