The melting of Greenland, West Antarctic ice sheets, Arctic sea ice and Siberian permafrost has caused a rapid shift in international climate debate. A growing number of leading scientists and governments are now seriously planning various emergency measures.

Many of the proposed schemes are almost as dangerous as the warming itself, and might actually lead to the end of the world as we know it. Safer and cheaper methods exist, but they have not received as much attention as the "mad scientist" solutions.

This volume is an updated and expanded edition of 34 Ways to Prevent the Overheating of the Planet (2007).

Risto Isomäki is a science and science fiction writer and an environmental activist. Biologist Esko Pettay is an environmental specialist with keen interest in climate science.

"When people start to think outside a closed mindset, many new ideas tend to emerge." Risto Isomäki