Nowhere Left to Go: How Climate Change Is Driving Species to the Ends of the Earth

by Benjamin von Brackel Narrated by Tom Beyer

Overview

Harrowing journeys of animals and plants-fleeing skyrocketing temperatures-reported from the frontlines of the greatest migration of species since the Ice Age.



As humans accelerate global warming while laying waste to the environment, animals and plants must flee to the margins: on scattered nature reserves, between major highways, or among urban sprawl. And when even these places become too hot and inhospitable, wildlife is left with only one path to survival: an often-formidable journey toward the poles as they race to find a new home in a warming world. Tropical zones lose their inhabitants, beavers settle in Alaska, and gigantic shoals of fish disappear-just to reappear along foreign coastlines.



Award-winning environmental journalist Benjamin von Brackel traces these awe-inspiring journeys and celebrates the remarkable resilience of species around the world. But the lengths these plants and animals must go to avoid extinction are as alarming as they are inspirational: Sea animals-like fish-move on average forty-five miles a decade to cooler regions, while land animals-like beavers and butterflies-move eleven miles. As even the poles of the Earth heat up, we're left with a stark and irreversible choice: Halt the climate emergency now, or face a massive die-off of species, who are increasingly left with nowhere else to go.

Editorial Reviews

NOVEMBER 2022 - AudioFile

Tom Beyer’s narration often appeals to the emotions. His delivery of the sad stories of koalas who made their way into Australian yards after fires raged through their habitat pulls at the listener’s heartstrings. He tells the story of the dangerous mosquitoes moving into Germany with a weary sigh. The accounts of animals and plant life on the move as their habitats shift with higher temperatures are many, but the author also presents solutions. Beyer makes the creation of wildflower meadows to serve as bee pathways sound idyllic. He sounds as amazed as the listener feels when he tells of orchids being planted at higher elevations. Von Brackel asks listeners to take steps to help protect nature, such as watching for new species in their own areas. J.A.S. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine

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Beyer makes the creation of wildflower meadows to serve as bee pathways sound idyllic. He sounds as amazed as the listener feels when he tells of orchids being planted at higher elevations.

NOVEMBER 2022 - AudioFile

Tom Beyer’s narration often appeals to the emotions. His delivery of the sad stories of koalas who made their way into Australian yards after fires raged through their habitat pulls at the listener’s heartstrings. He tells the story of the dangerous mosquitoes moving into Germany with a weary sigh. The accounts of animals and plant life on the move as their habitats shift with higher temperatures are many, but the author also presents solutions. Beyer makes the creation of wildflower meadows to serve as bee pathways sound idyllic. He sounds as amazed as the listener feels when he tells of orchids being planted at higher elevations. Von Brackel asks listeners to take steps to help protect nature, such as watching for new species in their own areas. J.A.S. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940174877948
Publisher:	Tantor Audio
Publication date:	08/09/2022
Edition description:	Unabridged

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