![]() ![]() In the 1970s, when Dave began measuring atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) at Baring Head, it was 321 parts per million (ppm) and growing at 1 ppm per year. On the back cover, the same man stands on a beach, a little stooped, with no moustache and much thinner hair.īetween the two photos is nearly 50 years of research and advocacy devoted to convincing a sceptical world of the reality of climate change and the need for urgent action-sounding the alarm. The front cover of Dave Lowe’s book The Alarmist depicts a young man-complete with a cloud of dark curls and a classic seventies moustache-reaching out to gather air samples in the teeth of a gale at Wellington’s Baring Head. Sounding the alarm What do you get when a climate scientist takes a creative writing course? A book that tells a story of horror, frustration, and despair-all related to climate change. ![]()
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