The Book Prize Index

Losing Earth: A Recent History

Nathaniel Rich

By 1979, we knew all that we know now about the science of climate change - what was happening, why it was happening, and how to stop it. Over the next ten years, we had the very real opportunity to stop it. Obviously, we failed. Here's a book about it.

Nature & EnvironmentNature & Environment · medium confidenceNature & Environment81 signalsLlm Classifier: Nature & Environment -> Nature & EnvironmentGoogle Books: Political Science -> ScienceGoogle Books: Political Science -> Politics & GovernmentClimate, Weather & DisasterScience & DiscoveryEssays & Cultural Criticism

Award History

0 wins · 2 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in NonfictionMajor2020LonglistOfficial source
PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award2020FinalistSecondary source
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