Fast-paced ... Terrifying ... Goodell’s stripped-down style suits his subject. This is a propulsive book, one to be raced through; the planet is burning, and we are running out of time ... Reads like the hard-boiled sequel to Goodell’s previous book, The Water Will Come. Global warming and rising sea levels are connected, with disastrous effects ... Complacency would only compound the horror, which perhaps explains the tenor of this book.
In 14 whirlwind chapters, Goodell...earns his book’s grim title ... Goodell is at his most effective when he describes how heat affects the human body.
