Just a quick post.

I picked up this trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson, which deals with the politics and the science of climate change, or global warming. I couldn't resist a smart and informed fictional account of the near future if things continue the way they are.

Robinson is the author of the MARS trilogy, RED MARS, GREEN MARS and BLUE MARS. I was never able to get through those books. I finally finished RED MARS some years ago, started the second and put it down, going on to other reads. Reading these books reminds me why. Robinson crafts an interesting scenario, and knows his stuff. He just isn't a great storyTELLER. (I'd love to see him collaborate with someone who is just a little better at the "telling" part of writing...) But I'm having better luck with these. I've finished the first, and am well into the second. Though I don't feel compelled to pick it up at every opportunity (like now, as I'm typing this instead of reading), I am sticking with it and it's holding my interest.

The scenario he paints is grim. I am not in a position to comment on the veracity of everything he describes but if things happen the way he describes, we may be in for some changes in our lifetime. I wonder if we'll be able to handle it, or how dramatic the changes might be.

Anyway, so far so good. I'm sure I'll comment further after I finish the second book.