In Feeling the Heat, journalist Jo Chandler sets out on a quest that
takes her across the Antarctic ice, under the seas and through the
tropical rainforests of far north Queensland. Her mission is to explore
one of the defining mysteries of our age-climate change. The story
Chandler tells is an epic adventure complete with heroes and villains.
It's a love story for those with an affection for nature. A reality show
like no other. It's also a story of science in its most glorious, pure
form. Chandler takes us into wild landscapes in the company of
scientists trying to decode climate information that will be critical to
the decisions we make for the future of the planet. Written in the vein
of Susan Orlean's The Orchid Thief, and by turn lyrical, funny, and
achingly sad, Feeling the Heat reveals startling truths about that
delicate, confounding organism we call Earth. Winner: 2012 Bragg UNSW
Press Prize for Science WritingShortlisted: 2011 Queensland Premier's
Literary Awards Non-Fiction PrizeLonglisted: 2011 John Button Prize