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The Coming Global Superstorm | 
 enlarge | Authors: Art Bell, Whitley Strieber
Publisher: Pocket Star
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 277810
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Pages: 320
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Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 4.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 0743470656
Dewey Decimal Number: 551.6
EAN: 9780743470650
ASIN: 0743470656
Publication Date: April 27, 2004
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Amazon.com Review
It's time to stop talking about the weather and do something about it. Paranormal superstars Art Bell and Whitley Strieber bring environmentalism to the masses tabloid-style in The Coming Global Superstorm, a quick look at global warming and its potentially catastrophic effects. Like Old Testament prophets, Bell and Strieber embrace lovingly detailed depictions of global cataclysm; unlike them, our modern-day doomsayers have more to go on than that old-time religion. Their writing is clear and straightforward, interspersing hard data with dramatization and speculation to create an engaging, enjoyable, but thoroughly spooky warning of the next Ice Age. Scoffers would do well to remember the 1900 hurricane that devastated Galveston, Texas, despite the clear warnings--we may have advanced our meteorological knowledge over the 20th century, but is our judgment any better? Bell and Strieber are ultimately optimistic that quick behavior change can avert the big storm for a while, even if archaeological evidence suggests its inevitability. Their solutions range from the small scale (buy fuel-efficient cars) to the grandiose (global cooperation in weather monitoring). Whether their suggestions will help is a moot question (how could we ever know?); surely, though, they won't hurt. --Rob Lightner
Product Description
THE EXTRAORDINARY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. A DIRE WARNING FOR OUR FUTURE. The climatological nightmare portrayed in the motion picture The Day After Tomorrow isn't just a fantasy scenario. The first decade of the 21st century has seen some of the most violent weather on record, from devastating tsunamis to killer hurricanes. But scientific evidence suggests "the big one" is still in the making -- will you be ready? THE COMING GLOBAL SUPERSTORM WHAT WILL TRIGGER IT? Global warming is about to cause the North Atlantic current to drop to a more southerly route, sending Arctic air barreling into overheated temperate zones. WHAT WILL IT BE LIKE? Sudden, dramatic changes in climate all over the world. . . . The most severe blizzards in history. . . . 100 mile-per-hour winds. . . . Shocking death rates. WHAT CAN WE DO TO STAVE IT OFF? Plenty. Talk-show host Art Bell and #1 bestselling author Whitley Strieber, our leading investigators of unexplained phenomena, offer a wealth of viable solutions in this brilliant examination of modern environmental science and weather-related disasters. We can take action today to avoid THE COMING GLOBAL SUPERSTORM.
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 Your review of reviews--a new unofficial Amazon feature! October 29, 2007
Well without a doubt the collection of reviews here for this rather loose-limbed and pop-ish book makes for some entertaining and often amusing reading. Highly recommended and in some ways better than the book itself!
Bell and Strieber are a first-rate carny act (and I mean that in a genuinely complimentary way!) and whether they've got their facts straight or not whatever they do is bound to generate interest, controversy, and most importantly, sales! The book is no doctoral thesis (it was surely never meant to be) but it's also no opium dream--sudden changes in systems (catastrophe theory) can occur in very odd and unanticipated ways and the results can often be mind-boggling.
 Interesting science, with the additional movie clip thrown in May 29, 2007
I teach earth science, and spend a great deal of time instructing my students on how to critically view the materials they see on tv and in the movies. Most of them have seen the Hollywood sensationalistic movies like Armageddon, The Core, Dante's Peak, and The Day After Tomorrow, but they often have questions about what is fact and what is fiction for the sake of selling a movie. This book does a good job of explaining the science behind the Great Ocean Conveyor Belt, and how it drives modern climate, and along with the description, it interjects the scenes from the movie, The Day After Tomorrow, that are based (sometimes accurately, and sometimes loosely) on those facts. It does digress a bit and talk about ancient civilizations and even postulates a bit about ancient and future life forms, but overall the beginning of the book serves as a good background for anyone interested in the science behind global warming triggering a future ice age due to disruptions in ocean currents.
 Borderline hack-work April 23, 2007
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
There are three different aspects in this book. Part of it is an argument that a technological human society previously existed and was wiped out something like 15,000 years ago. In this regard, the book borders on the absurd, not much better than the works by the "aliens-built-the-pyramids" crowd.
The second aspect is the end-of-the-world fictional narrative. Just watch the movie "The Day After Tomorrow." I think it was inspired by this book.
Lastly, there is a quasi-scientific attempt to explain how a rapid and drastic change in the global climate could occur. This would produce a global storm of biblical proportions that could usher in a new Ice Age. This would happen in a matter of months and not years (or decades).
Mildly interesting but, keep in mind: neither of these authors has any real credentials. I don't have much confidence in the science behind the claims but it's not a complete waste of time, if you like end-of-the-world books.
My 100-word book review March 28, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
We normally think of rapid climate change occurring over decades, but could it happen in a matter of hours? The premise behind this book is that global warming could shut off the Gulf Stream and plunge the whole world into a new ice age. Although I find the evidence presented by Bell and Strieber not particularly compelling, climate science has many grey areas and I do not think such an event can ever be ruled out. If you are following the global warming debate and are also, like me, interested in ancient mysteries, you will find this an entertaining read.
Half twisted science , half disaster science fiction February 27, 2007
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
Strangely enough they get some of it right, but like Hitler's lies about the Jews: every big lie has a foundation in some ordinary truth.
It does appear that rapid climate changes are upon us.
Will they produce sudden climate changes like the ones in this book?
It doesn't seem to likely. It might be preferable to the other runaway
train alternative where the CO2 build up continues until the earth turns in to another Venus. In either case the government may sometime later decide to try to do something besides give tax breaks to car companies and oil companies.
I can't say that scaring the pants off people is a very good idea either, but calling their attention as AL Gore has done is a good idea.
People should just get it right without ancient civilizations and
cataclysms that have consistently been proved to be wrong interpretations of the data.
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