The Weather Makers: The History and Future Impact of Climate Change is a 2005 book by Australian scientist Tim Flannery.

The book argues that if atmospheric carbon dioxide levels continue to increase at current rates, the resulting climate change will cause mass species extinctions.

The book retraces the evidence that the American administration [citation needed], motivated by coal-industry donations to the Republican party, undermines political action by omitting mention of climate change from government documents.

[7] In the introduction of Atmosphere of Hope: Solutions to the Climate Crisis (2015), Tim Flannery mention some people who were influenced by reading The Weather Makers (2005)[8] He wrote that the book "alerted" Richard Branson, who recommended it to Arnold Schwarzenegger (Governor of California, who signed the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006) and established the Virgin Earth Challenge as well as the Carbon War Room.

[8] The book was cited as contributing to Flannery being named Australian of the Year in 2007 for his clear and accessible communication of climate change science and its likely consequences for a fragile planet.