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Waters of the World

The Story of the Scientists Who Unraveled the Mysteries of Our Oceans, Atmosphere, and Ice Sheets and Made the Planet Whole

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By: Sarah Dry
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From the glaciers of the Alps to the towering cumulonimbus clouds of the Caribbean and the unexpectedly chaotic flows of the North Atlantic, Waters of the World is a tour through 150 years of the history of a significant but underappreciated idea: that the Earth has a global climate system made up of interconnected parts, constantly changing on all scales of both time and space. A prerequisite for the discovery of global warming and climate change, this idea was forged by scientists studying water in its myriad forms. This is their story.

Linking the history of the planet with the lives of those who studied it, Sarah Dry follows the remarkable scientists who summited volcanic peaks to peer through an atmosphere's worth of water vapor, cored mile-thick ice sheets to uncover the Earth's ancient climate history, and flew inside storm clouds to understand how small changes in energy can produce both massive storms and the general circulation of the Earth's atmosphere. Each toiled on his or her own corner of the planetary puzzle. Gradually, their cumulative discoveries coalesced into a unified working theory of our planet's climate.

©2019 Sarah Dry (P)2020 Tantor Atmospheric Science Earth Sciences History History & Philosophy Science Solar System

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I loved this book because it not only discussed the water cycle of the world, but it provided an engaging narrative about the history of meteorology, oceanography, and climatology.

Many great stories were fleshed out. This audio book is a must for anyone in the field. Graduate students and early career professionals can learn from these stories.

Narration was straightforward and appropriate.

Interesting that a book about how Water works was written by an author named Dry 😁

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