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At Home on an Unruly Planet: Finding Refuge on a Changed Earth
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Author:
Madeline Ostrander
Publisher:
Henry Holt and Co.
Date:
August 2, 2022
From rural Alaska to coastal Florida, an account of Americans working to protect the places they call home in an era of climate crisis.
What The Reviewers Say
Several chapters touch on human evolution and one’s feelings of home and care for one’s surroundings. While the situations are tragic, the author focuses on the experiences and struggles of a few determined individuals. Their leadership mitigated damage, or aided resilience and recovery. A point made throughout is that humans have to live with nature in its new manifestations. For some, that may mean permanent relocation to safer areas. Decades of global government pledges haven’t reduced the rate of climate change. Ostrander believes grassroots concern and action is necessary to counter the overheating of the biosphere. Examples include preservation of the Los Angeles aquifer.
... disturbing yet beautifully written.
... somewhat uneven.
