Alasdair Skelton is professor of geochemistry and petrology at Stockholm University. His academic works are on geology, earthquakes, tsunamis, climate of the past and the ongoing climate crisis. He was Director of the Bolin Centre for Climate Research for 9 years. He is also a climate activist. He lives in Sweden.

A remarkable account of the Earth's long history and our very odd and dangerous moment in that story, from someone who has both the scientific credibility to tell the story, and the human courage to be doing something about it!

• Prologue: Four Million YearsChapter 1: Boxing DayChapter 2: TimeChapter 3: ClimateChapter 4: StromatolitesChapter 5: GraniteChapter 6: Snowball EarthChapter 7: The HyperthermalChapter 8: The Ice AgeChapter 9: Queen KristinaChapter 10: The Last DanceChapter 11: 2020Chapter 12: Climate LiveChapter 13: Heat WavesChapter 14: Floods and DroughtsChapter 15: Melting Ice and Rising SeasChapter 16: NikoChapter 17: SophiaChapter 18: Conference of the PartiesChapter 19: Alternative FuturesChapter 20: Our StoryChapter 21: The Oak TreeNotesIndexAbout the Author

1. 5/5

   Det är en mycket bra bok. Den kombinerar vetenskaplig kunskap om jordens klimathistoria och de geologiska processerna som ligger bakom de naturligt förekommande klimatvariationerna med författarens personliga reflektioner, känslor, förtvivlan och hopp.

   Charles Westin

   29 juni 2026

Alasdair Skelton is professor of geochemistry and petrology at Stockholm University. His academic works are on geology, earthquakes, tsunamis, climate of the past and the ongoing climate crisis. He was Director of the Bolin Centre for Climate Research for 9 years. He is also a climate activist. He lives in Sweden.

A remarkable account of the Earth's long history and our very odd and dangerous moment in that story, from someone who has both the scientific credibility to tell the story, and the human courage to be doing something about it!

• Prologue: Four Million YearsChapter 1: Boxing DayChapter 2: TimeChapter 3: ClimateChapter 4: StromatolitesChapter 5: GraniteChapter 6: Snowball EarthChapter 7: The HyperthermalChapter 8: The Ice AgeChapter 9: Queen KristinaChapter 10: The Last DanceChapter 11: 2020Chapter 12: Climate LiveChapter 13: Heat WavesChapter 14: Floods and DroughtsChapter 15: Melting Ice and Rising SeasChapter 16: NikoChapter 17: SophiaChapter 18: Conference of the PartiesChapter 19: Alternative FuturesChapter 20: Our StoryChapter 21: The Oak TreeNotesIndexAbout the Author

1. 5/5

   Det är en mycket bra bok. Den kombinerar vetenskaplig kunskap om jordens klimathistoria och de geologiska processerna som ligger bakom de naturligt förekommande klimatvariationerna med författarens personliga reflektioner, känslor, förtvivlan och hopp.

   Charles Westin

   29 juni 2026

Alasdair Skelton is professor of geochemistry and petrology at Stockholm University. His academic works are on geology, earthquakes, tsunamis, climate of the past and the ongoing climate crisis. He was Director of the Bolin Centre for Climate Research for 9 years. He is also a climate activist. He lives in Sweden.

A remarkable account of the Earth's long history and our very odd and dangerous moment in that story, from someone who has both the scientific credibility to tell the story, and the human courage to be doing something about it!

• Prologue: Four Million YearsChapter 1: Boxing DayChapter 2: TimeChapter 3: ClimateChapter 4: StromatolitesChapter 5: GraniteChapter 6: Snowball EarthChapter 7: The HyperthermalChapter 8: The Ice AgeChapter 9: Queen KristinaChapter 10: The Last DanceChapter 11: 2020Chapter 12: Climate LiveChapter 13: Heat WavesChapter 14: Floods and DroughtsChapter 15: Melting Ice and Rising SeasChapter 16: NikoChapter 17: SophiaChapter 18: Conference of the PartiesChapter 19: Alternative FuturesChapter 20: Our StoryChapter 21: The Oak TreeNotesIndexAbout the Author

1. 5/5

   Det är en mycket bra bok. Den kombinerar vetenskaplig kunskap om jordens klimathistoria och de geologiska processerna som ligger bakom de naturligt förekommande klimatvariationerna med författarens personliga reflektioner, känslor, förtvivlan och hopp.

   Charles Westin

   29 juni 2026