Two incompatible cultures
"Small" science versus "big" science
The perspective of a painter
The perspective of a poet
The perspective of a musician
A marriage of the "hard" and "soft" sciences
Part 4: A brief history of the science
Investigating the atmospheric circulation
Reconciling divergent perspectives on El Niño
Taking a long-term geological view
Part 5: Coping with hazards
Epilogue: becoming custodians of planet Earth.