In Climaturity, Marc Cortez outlines the foundational basics of modern climate science practices: the measured, the assumed, the projected, and the political. He clearly states that we have a real rising-temperatures problem, but that we also have a severely muddied view of the "the science" feeding a heated divide whose sides are both more grounded in faith and politics than in science which is just as much of a problem.

Climaturity doesn't lay out all of the real science for us; that'd take far more than this slim tome. But it does shine a light on the hard science vs. the unfounded assumptions, the empirical data vs. the theoretical models, and how the distortion feeds the fanaticism and politics that have diverged from the verifiable science and may or may not be steering us in directions that will address the very real problem.

"We've spent trillions on solutions that haven't made a dent, the rhetoric has grown more divisive and apocalyptic, and the only tangible results are scared children and ineffective climate policies... If we really want to solve this problem, it's going to take all of us... We need an open discussion. We need to complete all the half-truths that are out there and understand the limitations of what everyone's telling us."

It's an easy read (no science degrees required) and an eye-opener. If you're concerned about rising global temperatures and about how that truly affects us and whether we're directing our money and efforts in useful directions, it's definitely worth the read.