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— Vanity Fair"This is a dramatically illustrated and fastidiously annotated survey of how climate change is altering the global ecosystem—from melting glaciers to animal migrations, to droughts—not to mention how it is affecting cities and societies. Photographer Gary Braasch, an Ansel Adams Award winner, and writer Bill McKibben . . . go beyond the data of leading climate scientists and attempt to leverage information in the service of education. This may be the most deeply researched photo book of all time."
— Orion“A clearheaded, comprehensive look at the state of the science, and the planet. . . . Earth under Fire may be not simply a book, but a benchmark.”
— The Ecologist"The pictures are truly eye-opening. . . . Looking at the changes already underway paints a staggering picture and perhaps highlights what a visual society we have become; we may not truly believe what we've done to the planet until we actually see the results for ourselves."
— Nature Climate Change“What normally would be a dull repetition of emissions reduction policies becomes, in this author's hands, a refreshing take on theories, facts and scientific opinions, sprinkled with comment from leading policymakers. Braasch has told the story of climate change in a new way by bringing together startling and breathtaking imagery with personal accounts and the best available scientific evidence.”
— Booklist“While the science underlying global warming is complex, its impact is made comprehensible in this richly photographic blend of memoir and reportage.”
— Publishers Weekly“Braasch uses his award-winning skill behind the camera to produce a practical, level-headed and thorough overview of the current state of global warming, from a ground-level definition to stunning images of its effects.”
— UN Chronicle“The almost 300-page book documents the ongoing environmental changes around the world, including efforts to reduce them, with more than 100 eye-popping photographs taken in 22 countries from four continents . . . a well-researched book with in-depth texts on the science behind climate change and how it impacts people’s lives worldwide, including its larger implications for businesses, governments, and societies.”
— Treehugger.com“Earth Under Fire: How Global Warming is Changing the World is a personal record . . . of the consequences of modern affluence on this planet we call home. Read this book and your head will be swimming, just like weary polar bears, outside of ones’s usual realm.”
— Canwest News Service“Nothing takes climate change out of the abstract quite as effectively as photographs. . . . Photojournalist Gary Braasch spent eight years observing and documenting the evidence and impacts of global warming . . . The result is a meticulously researched, visually stunning work that performs the equally important tasks of convincing the reader of the scope of the problem and the urgent need to tackle it, as well as prescribing how to do that.”
— Saskatoon Star Phoenix“A meticulously researched, visually stunning work that performs the equally important tasks of convincing the reader of the scope of the problem and the urgent need to tackle it, as well as prescribing how to do that.”
