Global Warming Unchecked: Signs To Watch For [Paperback]

Harold W. Bernard Jr. (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 22, 1993

"This enlightening book will make a hot day at the beach something to really think about." —Booklist

"Essential reading for those who care about humanity's future," —Ata Qureshi, Director, Global Environmental Programs, Climate Institute

A "field guide" to the greenhouse effect, Global Warming Unchecked focuses on the near-term changes in weather patterns we can watch for now as indicators of global warming. Bernard warns of the converging crises of climate and energy in the U.S. Unless the U.S. acts now to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels, it will not be able to forestall the looming climatic catastrophe. But does it have the courage and foresight to do so?

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Numerous hurricanes, unusually hot summers and cold winters, and ozone depletion are all signs that global warming is rapidly approaching. Bernard's message is urgent, although sometimes cynical. Past president of the Boston-area chapter of the National Weather Association and the American Meteorological Society, Bernard uses his own data and experience as a meteorologist to show the doubter that global warming will occur unless there is immediate action on the part of everyone. After a section on general data from around the world and how different U.S. regions will be affected (and none of the effects are pleasant), Bernard presents his own solutions to the problem. This enlightening book will make a hot day at the beach something to really think about. Caroline Paulison --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

HAROLD W. BERNARD, Jr., received his degree in Atmospheric Science from the University of Washington. A past president of Boston-area chapters of the National Weather Association and American Meteorological Society, Bernard is a member of the Climate Institute, a senior weather officer in the Air Force Reserve, and Vice-President of DBS Associates, Inc., and Impact Weather, Inc. He is the author of four other books, including The Greenhouse Effect and Weather Watch.

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Indiana University Press (August 22, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 025320819X
• ISBN-13: 978-0253208194
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,782,815 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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BIOGRAPHY

H. W. "Buzz" Bernard is the author of five nonfiction books on weather and climate. Eyewall is his first novel. He's won numerous awards over the past decade as both a fiction and nonfiction writer.

He's a veteran meteorologist having spent 13 years as a senior meteorologist with The Weather Channel, and 33 years as a weather officer in the U. S. Air Force.

His background as a meteorologist informs Eyewall. He's had first-hand experience with hurricanes, having penetrated the eyewall of Hurricane Felix in 1995 with the Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters. The mission he went on wasn't nearly as exciting--or as terrifying--as the one described in Eyewall, but he did get an up-close and personal look at how the job is done. At The Weather Channel, he worked closely with some of the most highly regarded hurricane forecasters in the business.

Besides his trip with the Hurricane Hunters, he's flown air drops over the Arctic Ocean and Turkey, and was a weather officer aboard a Tactical Air Command airborne command post (C-135). Additionally, he's provided field support to forest fire fighting operations in the Pacific Northwest, spent a summer working on Alaska's arctic slope and served two tours in Vietnam. Various other jobs, both civilian and military, took him to Germany, Saudi Arabia and Panama.

He's a native Oregonian and attended the University of Washington in Seattle where he earned a degree in atmospheric science and also studied creative writing.

After leaving active duty with the Air Force, he spent twenty years in New England, but now lives in The New South. Along with his wife and a Shih Tzu named Stormy, he calls Roswell, Georgia, near Atlanta, home.

His Website can be found at www.buzzbernard.com.