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Everybody can be a thinking person when it comes to climate change, and this book is a perfect roadmap. Start a web search for "climate change" and the first three suggestions are "facts," "news," and "hoax." The Thinking Person's Guide to Climate Change is rooted in the first, up to date on the second, and anything but the last. Produced by one of the most venerable atmospheric science organizations, it is a must-read for anyone looking for the full story on climate change. Using global research and written with nonscientists in mind, the Guide breaks down the issues into straightforward categories: "Symptoms" covers signs such as melting ice and extreme weather, while "Science" lays out what we know and how we figured it out.
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Robert Henson (@bhensonweather) is a Colorado-based science journalist and meteorologist. He co-produced the Category 6 news site at Weather Underground (www.wunderground.com/cat6) for five years and wrote hundreds of web and print articles during more than 20 years at the National Center for Atmospheric Research. Henson's books include "The Thinking Person's Guide to Climate Change" (AMS Books, 2014; second edition, 2019) , which was shortlisted for the UK Royal Society Prize for Science Books in its previous incarnation, "The Rough Guide to Climate Change" (Penguin, 2006) . Henson is also the author of "Weather on the Air: A History of Broadcast Meteorology" (AMS Books, 2010) and coauthor with C. Donald Ahrens of the 12th edition of the textbook "Meteorology Today," (Cengage, 2018) and the 8th edition of "Essentials of Meteorology" (Cengage, 2017) . In 2018 Henson began a three-year elected term on the AMS Council, the governing body of the American Meteorological Society. Henson's interests include photography, bicycling, urban design, renewable energy, and popular culture. A native of Oklahoma City, Henson earned his bachelor's degree at Rice University and a master's at the University of Oklahoma.
