Book cover with the title "Strange Weather" in yellow text against a black background. The lower part of the cover shows a partial image with abstract designs, evoking themes of climate change and unusual patterns.

My 1991 ‘Climate Book of the Year’

Mike Hulme | 10/09/2024

Ross,A. (1991) Strange Weather: Culture, Science and Technology in the Age of Limits. London/New York: Verso. 275pp. This essay continues my series of monthly posts in which I select one ‘climate’ book to highlight and review from one of...

A blue, digital illustration depicting a data lake with buildings, a cloud icon, graphs, and a magnifying glass—representing data storage, cloud computing, and data analysis—alongside digital twins of Earth.

‘Bring digital twins back to Earth’

Mike Hulme | 27/08/2024

In this Perspective essay published today in WIREs Climate Change, and led by philosopher of models, Andrea Saltelli, we reflect on the development of digital twins of the Earth, which we associate with a reductionist view of nature as...

Cover of "IMAGE: An Integrated Model to Assess the Greenhouse Effect," a 1990 climate book, featuring red and white text on a light blue background.

My 1990 ‘Climate Book of the Year’

Mike Hulme | 08/08/2024

Rotmans,J. (1990) IMAGE: An Integrated Model to Assess the Greenhouse Effect. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic. 289pp. This essay continues my series of monthly posts in which I select one ‘climate’ book to highlight and review from one of the 44...

‘There is no climate niche’

Mike Hulme | 19/07/2024

Co-written with colleagues Jan Selby and Wolfgang Cramer, you can read the full essay in the July issue of One Earth … “The idea that there exists a ‘human climate niche’ has become increasingly influential. But this idea rests on flawed and anachronistic determinist premises. It is overly climate-centric in its characterization of the challenges […]

A person cooking on a traditional clay stove, covered with a purple shawl, surrounded by cooking utensils and a plastic bottle, embodies the contrast in the age of Net-Zero Obsession.

Climatism and Its Discontents: Why Net-Zero Obsession is Unfair to the World’s Poor

Mike Hulme | 18/07/2024

The ideology of climatism has dangerous implications for societies, especially for countries such as India whose development trajectory and ambition requires them to pursue a plurality of goals. You can read here my op-ed for India’s OutlookBusiness, an abridged...

The cover of the book "The End of Nature" by Bill McKibben, featuring a black background with the title and author's name in large white text, heralds it as the 1989 Climate Book of the Year.

My 1989 ‘Climate Book of the Year’

Mike Hulme | 03/07/2024

McKibbin,B. (1989) The End of Nature. New York: Random House. 226pp. This essay continues my series of monthly posts in which I select one ‘climate’ book to highlight and review from one of the 44 years of my professional...

Image with text "Climatism" in bold, English, and accompanying Korean text below. The graphic depicts a dead tree and flames at the bottom, highlighting the dire consequences of climate change.

‘Climate Change Isn’t Everything’ … in Korean

Mike Hulme | 24/06/2024

Today, 24 June, the Korean edition of ‘Climate Change Isn’t Everything‘ is published. I can’t say I read Korean, but if you do you might like to check out this web-site and blog — and let me know whether...

Cover of the 1988 climate book "The Little Ice Age" by Jean M. Grove, featuring large blue text over a gray and white textured background.

My 1988 ‘Climate Book of the Year’

Mike Hulme | 01/06/2024

Grove,J.M. (1988) The Little Ice Age. (1st Edn.) London: Methuen. 498pp. This essay continues my series of monthly posts in which I select one ‘climate’ book to highlight and review from one of the 44 years of my professional...

Cover of the book titled "Climate Book: atmosphere, weather & climate" by Roger G. Barry and Richard J. Chorley, fifth edition, with a cloudy blue background.

My 1987 ‘Climate Book of the Year’

Mike Hulme | 01/05/2024

Barry,R.G. and Chorley,R.J. (1987) Atmosphere, Weather and Climate (5th Edn.). London: Routledge. 460pp. This essay continues my series of monthly posts in which I select one ‘climate’ book to highlight and review from one of the 44 years of...

A book cover with the title "Climate Change and World Affairs" against a blue background featuring an image of earth, acclaimed as the 1986 Climate Book of the Year.

My 1986 ‘Climate Book of the Year’

Mike Hulme | 04/04/2024

Tickell,C. (1986) Climatic Change and World Affairs. [2nd Edition]. Lanham, MD: University Press of America. 76pp. This essay continues my series of monthly posts in which I select one ‘climate’ book to highlight and review from one of the...

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