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How to Prepare for Climate Change: A Practical Guide to Surviving the Chaos

David Pogue

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A practical and comprehensive guide to surviving the greatest disaster of our time, from New York Times bestselling self-help author and beloved CBS Sunday Morning science and technology correspondent David Pogue.

You might not realize it, but we're already living through the beginnings of climate chaos. In Arizona, laborers now start their day at 3 a.m. because it's too hot to work past noon. Chinese investors are snapping up real estate in Canada. Millennials have evacuation plans. Moguls are building bunkers. Retirees in Miami are moving inland.

In How to Prepare for Climate Change, bestselling self-help author David Pogue offers sensible, deeply researched advice for how the rest of us should start to ready ourselves for the years ahead. Pogue walks readers through what to grow, what to eat, how to build, how to insure, where to invest, how to prepare your children and pets, and even where to consider relocating when the time comes. (Two areas of the country, in particular, have the requisite cool temperatures, good hospitals, reliable access to water, and resilient infrastructure to serve as climate havens in the years ahead.) He also provides wise tips for managing your anxiety, as well as action plans for riding out every climate catastrophe, from superstorms and wildfires to ticks and epidemics.

Timely and enlightening, How to Prepare for Climate Change is an indispensable guide for anyone who read The Uninhabitable Earth or The Sixth Extinction and wants to know how to make smart choices for the upheaval ahead.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster
  • Publish Date: Jan 26th, 2021
  • Pages: 624
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.00in - 6.00in - 1.40in - 1.80lb
  • EAN: 9781982134518
  • Categories: Global Warming & Climate ChangeGreen LifestylePublic Policy - Environmental Policy

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About the Author

Pogue, David: - David Pogue is the host of twenty science specials on PBS NOVA, a five-time Emmy Award-winning technology and science correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning, and a New York Times bestselling author.

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Critics’ reviews

Praise for this book

"It's always a good idea to prepare for a disaster, especially one you see coming. [Pogue] has got you covered." -- New York Times Book Review

"[Pogue's] urgency makes the book an indispensable resource... A long, comprehensive book perfect for reading in parts, one that consistently reminds us that while it's too late for a climate rewind, being prepared is the next best thing. Practicality, awareness, and survivalism converge in a sturdy cautionary handbook on enduring Earth's new realities." -- Kirkus Review

"Reasoned and nonsensationalized. [Pogue's] final message? Prepare. That's one thing readers can control, and this extensive guide offers lots to think about and plenty of practical advice." -- Booklist (starred review)