The Treeline
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Cal Newport read Tree Line, an environmental book from around 2022–2023 by an unnamed reporter (whose name he could not recall). The author traveled to tree lines worldwide — where boreal or other forests stop at high latitudes — documenting how those boundaries are shifting due to global warming. Cal praises its voluminous research and writing but notes it is denser and slower-paced than the work of writers like Bill McKibben or Elizabeth Kolbert.
Combating the Whirlwind with a Single Sheet of Paper
Cal Newport is partway through The Tree Line, borrowed from a neighbor. He describes it as a dense, slow-going environmental book in the style of Bill McKibben or Elizabeth Kolbert, in which the author travels to various locations.
October 2026
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