Ebook: The collapse of Western civilization : a view from the future
Author: Conway Erik M., Oreskes Naomi
- Tags: Civilization Western -- Forecasting. Civilization Western -- 21st century. Science and civilization. Progress -- Forecasting. Twenty-first century -- Forecasts. Civilization Western. Twenty-first century. Klimaänderung. Prognose. Untergang. Zivilisation. Pays occidentaux.
- Year: 2014
- Publisher: Columbia University Press
- Language: English
- epub
In 2393, a historian of the Second People's Republic of China reviews the "Penumbral Age" (1988-2093), when politicians, corporations, and scientists ignored the statistical significance of climate disaster. Carbon dioxide warming the planet, deadly summer heat and fires, and the collapse of the West Antarctica Ice Sheet lead to a second Black Death and "the Great Collapse" of the Western world.
Abstract: In 2393, a historian of the Second People's Republic of China reviews the "Penumbral Age" (1988-2093), when politicians, corporations, and scientists ignored the statistical significance of climate disaster. Carbon dioxide warming the planet, deadly summer heat and fires, and the collapse of the West Antarctica Ice Sheet lead to a second Black Death and "the Great Collapse" of the Western world