Three reads for the climate crisis
Editor’s note: As the earth gets hotter and climate change wreaks havoc across the globe, we can’t help but feel anxious. Our sister site, Souk, has recommendations for what to read to better understand what’s happening around us, and how we can be involved.
Over to Souk…
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Water at 0°c is a solid, but at 1°c becomes a liquid. A one degree difference. What we just saw in Nepal is what happens when a glacier melts and snaps off. Climate change is not gradual or linear. It can be sudden and hugely destructive.
Nepal, climate change, and climate anxiety on our mind. 🏔️💔
Last month, @champacabooks shared their recommendations for ‘5 reads for the changing climate’. Listed below are three books from their post that caught our attention, and that we're most likely to add to our TBR pile to better understand and navigate climate change and climate anxiety.
At Champaca, we firmly believe that making sense of the climate emergency requires looking through several registers of information—from global politics and ground-level activism to psychological resilience and our deep, philosophical connection to nature.
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1) The Heat & The Fury: On the Frontlines of Climate Violence by Peter Schwartzstein
A work of investigative journalism that explores how global conflict and geopolitical turmoil actively shapes climate change.
Price: Rs. 599
2) A Green Day: Embracing Climate Action by Jeevesh Gupta, Chittranjan Dubey, Anandajit Goswami
A collection of personal narratives and essays throwing light on grassroots activism, hope, and scalable solutions for collective environmental action in India.
Price: Rs. 499
3) The Sustainable Self: Coping, Healing and Thriving on a Changing Planet by Dr.Thomas Doherty
A research-backed how-to-guide to processing eco-grief and building psychological resilience amidst the environmental crisis by a leading environmental psychologist.
Price: Rs. 799
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For more interesting and exciting book recommendations (along with other categories to browse through), head to the Souk website.
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