WEATHER disasters beset us. The quickening rate at which they strike, and the debate about what can be done to reduce human impact on the climate, puts a premium on accessible, up-to-date books on climate change. We need to be informed about the true nature of the scientific evidence of change. How much of it is the result of human activities? What is a realistic economic and political assessment of what can be done to forestall or mitigate its effects?
Marq de Villiers adopts an intensely personal interpretation of the central role of wind in climate systems. This and his…
