Mark Lynas (b. 1973) is a British author, journalist and environmental activist focussed on climate change. He is a contributor to New Statesman, Ecologist, Granta and Geographical magazines, and The Guardian and The Observer newspapers in the UK. He holds a degree in history and politics from the University of Edinburgh. He lives in Oxford, England. The word author has several meanings: The author of a book, story, article or the like, is the person who has written it (or is writing it). ... A journalist is a person who practices journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events, trends, issues and people. ... An environment is a complex of external factors that acts on a system and determines its course and form of existence. ... Activism, in a general sense, can be described as involvement in action to bring about change, be it social, political, environmental, or other change. ... The term climate change is used to refer to changes in the Earths climate. ... The New Statesman is a left-of-centre political weekly published in London. ... Ecology is a scientific journal (not to be confused with the Journal of Ecology) concerning ecology. ... Granta 37, published September 1991 Granta is a literary magazine which publishes new writing — fiction, personal history, reportage and investigative journalism — four times a year. ... Physical map of the Earth (Medium) (Large 2 MB) Geography is the scientific study of the locational and spatial variation in both physical and human phenomena on Earth. ... The Guardian has used this logo on its masthead since its last major redesign in 1988. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a renowned centre for teaching and research in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity...

In 2001, Lynas achieved some international notoriety by throwing a pie in the face of Bjørn Lomborg during a public reading from Lomborg's The Skeptical Environmentalist, at a Borders Bookshop in Oxford. The reason for the attack, according to Lynas, was "pies for damn lies", in protest against Lomborg's assessment of the effects of global warming. 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bjørn Lomborg - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Skeptical Environmentalist: Measuring the Real State of the World (TSE) (Danish: Verdens Sande Tilstand) is a controversial book by political scientist Bjørn Lomborg, which argues that claims made about global warming, overpopulation, declining energy resources, deforestation, species loss, water shortages, and a variety of other global environmental issues... Global mean surface temperatures 1856-2004 Global warming is a term used to describe an increase over time of the average temperature of Earths atmosphere and oceans. ...

In 2004, Lynas' High Tide : The Truth About Our Climate Crisis was published by Macmillan Publishers on its Picador imprint (ISBN 0-312-30365-3): 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Macmillan Publishers Ltd is an international publishing company. ... In the publishing business, an imprint is a brand name under which a work is published. ...

• Lynas vividly describes the physical and human toll our fossil fuel-based culture takes on the planet. ... This could well serve as a primer for budding anti-global-warming activists. - Publishers Weekly
• While Lynas includes the requisite barrage of numbers and statistics and notes to support his examples, the real-life stories -- the human and emotional content -- are what make High Tide a compelling and powerful read, albeit profoundly depressing. Clearly the unpleasantness is upon us. - Washington Post

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External links

• Reviews of High Tide:
• www.marklynas.org - personal website