Under a White Sky

Elizabeth Kolbert explores humanity's ongoing struggle with nature, from our ten-thousand-year history of defying it to our current attempts to mitigate the damage. She travels the globe, meeting with scientists and engineers who are developing radical solutions to environmental crises, such as turning carbon emissions to stone and engineering 'super coral.' This book examines how the very interventions that have imperiled our planet are now seen as its only hope for salvation.