Doomsday Scenarios
Separating Fact from Fiction
With the 24-hour, 7-days a week news cycle, the media have to compete ever harder for interesting stories and hot leads, often over-hyping common issues. This series offers a voice of reason to some of the so-called "catastrophes" that we face today. Using scientific evidence and reasoned arguments, these books offer balance and clarity, which will allow readers to become well informed, but more importantly, savvy news seekers.
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Series Review: Doomsday Scenarios: Separating Fact from Fiction"These volumes open with realistic what-if scenarios and continue with chapters that describe real dangers and what can be done to prevent them. Cyberterrorism envisions a Hollywood-style power outage, for example, and Killer Viruses imagines a boy affected by illness, in a vignette that's reminiscent of the 1918 flu pandemic. These descriptions will draw readers in and show them that it's necessary to consider facts when confronted by such a situation, without becoming distracted by the dramatic aspects of the problem...this series has much to offer, such as an objective perspective on controversial topics like climate change. For this, and for of-the-moment topics, the series is a good choice."
--School Library Journal
