Synopses & Reviews
"The power of Gary Braasch's personal witness to the climate crisis makes this essential reading for every citizen."Al Gore
Earth under Fire is an important work documenting climate change. With an accessible text and startling photographs, it takes the reader on a world tour of the human effect on our climate.”Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
"Braasch's descriptions and photographs of how climate change is unraveling ecosystems and human lives make real and vivid what for too many remains speculative and abstract. Each deeply researched storythe rising suicide rate in a melting Inuit village, fields of European butterflies killed by a false spring, coastal houses falling into the sea in North Carolinabecomes a memorable character in a rapidly unfolding drama that threatens to engulf us all."Amory B. Lovins, Rocky Mountain Institute
"There are scant books equal to the task of spelling out the greatest challenge in human history-global climate change. Rarer still is an author who can both write and photograph it, seamlessly marrying text and images. Earth under Fire is that rare book."Paul Hawken, author of Blessed Unrest and The Ecology of Commerce
"This is a well-written description of the effects of human-driven climate change on our all-too-vulnerable planet. The pictures give a marvelously direct account of what is happening almost before our eyes."Sir Crispin Tickell, former British Ambassador to the United Nations
"Global warming has found its Baedeker in Gary Braasch. Braasch has traveled all over our changing world and recorded in word and photograph what's going on. We all need to see what he saw, and Earth under Fire does a beautiful job of that."James Gustave Speth, author of Red Sky at Morning: America and the Crisis of the Global Environment
Review
“Personal accounts from eyewitnesses and researchers, together with the best evidence available, give a refreshing and intelligent take on this field.”
Review
"Striking images. . . . Valuable."--Photo District News
Review
“If you like your global catastrophes in lovely pictures, this is the book for you.”
Review
“Highlights just what photographers can do to combat the unwelcome changes occurring in our world.”
Review
“Braasch uses his breathtaking photographs to give a fresh and insightful take on climate change.”
Review
“This may be the most deeply researched photo book of all time.”
Review
“Earth under Fire may be not simply a book, but a benchmark.”
Review
"The pictures are truly eye-opening. . . . Looking at the changes already underway paints a staggering picture."
Review
“A refreshing take on theories, facts and scientific opinions . . . breathtaking imagery with personal accounts and the best available scientific evidence.”
Review
“If you like your global catastrophes in lovely pictures, this is the book for you.” Martin Parry - Nature Reports: Climate Change
Review
“While the science underlying global warming is complex, its impact is made comprehensible in this richly photographic blend of memoir and reportage.”
Review
“Striking images. . . . Valuable.” Pamela Crossland - Booklist
Review
“The visuals are stunning.” Photo District News
Review
“A meticulously researched, visually stunning work.” Kansas City Star
Review
“Eye-popping photographs . . . a well-researched book with in-depth texts on the science behind climate change and how it impacts peoples lives worldwide.” Michelle Lalonde - Canwest News Service
Synopsis
More than a warning, Earth under Fire is the most complete illustrated guide to the effects of climate change now available. It offers an upbeat and intelligent account of how we can lessen the effects of our near-total dependence on fossil fuels using technologies and energy sources already available. A thorough revision and a new preface for the paperback edition bring the compelling facts about climate change up to date.
About the Author
Gary Braasch is an Ansel Adams Award-winning photojournalist and a fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers. He is the author of Photographing the Patterns of Nature.