Waters of the World: the story of the scientists who unravelled the mysteries of our seas, glaciers, and atmosphere - and made the planet whole

Even in the middle of the last century, it was believed that the climate on Earth is stable, and only with the advent of climatology in its modern form, the concept of "climate change" ceased to be an oxymoron. How did a new understanding of our planet and understanding of the global climate system take shape? Who were the people who created climatology as a systems science about the Earth? In tel...