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Readers will be educated and enlightened by over 500 pages of painstakingly compiled analyses that separate climate change hype from the science and explore "settled science" (home of the climate alarmists) versus emerging science and contested science. Dozens of charts, tables, and photos guide the layperson through meticulous interpretations, aiming to alleviate the fears of the younger generation and improve the world using existing data. An experienced author, Hutchinson employs repetition and non-alarmist language to make clear that one size does not fit all when it comes to climate.
Every form of life survives extremes of temperature every day in its region, and the predicted 2°C rise in average global temperature by 2035 is essentially meaningless to the human population. Throughout, Hutchinson uses a LEO model (latitude, elevation, and ocean effect) versus the "fallacious" average global temperature model used over the last few decades. Early on, he demystifies findings from the ice core database in Antarctica (Russian Vostok Ice Research Station formed after World War II) that provide an understanding of the Earth's climate cycles during the past five million years. The big picture analysis reveals the earth undergoes climate changes "in the same manner it always has and likely always will—with only minuscule relative changes caused by human and industry burning fossil fuels." The real question becomes what man can do to survive a changing environment, not what effect man has on the environment.
Hutchinson effectively shows how population growth, pollution (especially from plastic and coal), and growing energy needs are the real threats to the planet. The author thoughtfully analyzes alternative energy technologies. Chart-loving laypeople can easily dive into this non-doomsday, nonpolitical approach to understanding climate change. Those intrigued by one of the most controversial and contentious topics of the last several years will likely enjoy this work.