El Nino, the collapse of the Gulf Stream, devastating hurricanes and floods - many natural disasters have been linked to global warming and other climatic changes. This book depicts how human activities have influenced weather patterns and created imbalances throughout the natural world; imbalances which pose a threat to human health.

It explains how weather systems function, and how oceanic currents and tropical forests are vital in maintaining these systems. The author describes how natural systems perpetuate themselves, and are essential to our planet as a whole. In the midst of a seemingly hopeless scenario, "The Breakdown of Climate" offers hope to all those genuinely concerned about the increased violence and occurrence of natural disasters and extreme weather.