Flooding, intense thunderstorms, and tropical temperatures in Germany the extreme weather of recent years are symptoms of a climate change caused mostly by human activities. The prognosis for the future is not good. The renowned meteorologist and climate researcher Professor Mojib Latif explains authoritatively and comprehensibly the causes and consequences of global warming while making clear the measures that need to be taken in order to avoid the worst. Press By no means does the author see himself as a Cassandra but as an engaged researcher whose task it is to warn of human-caused global warming. Latif gives readers courage even when the simple facts offered by science can be frightening. Stuttgarter Nachrichten Author Prof. Dr. Mojib Latif, born in 1954 in Hamburg, is a professor at the Institute for Oceanography of the University of Kiel and one of the most well-known climate experts in Germany. He was recently awarded the Max Planck Prize for Popular Science.