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Retreat From a Rising Sea : Hard Choices in an Age of Climate Change by Orrin H. Pilkey, Linda Pilkey-Jarvis, Keith C. Pilkey is a science book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Retreat From a Rising Sea : Hard Choices in an Age of Climate Change about?

Melting ice sheets and warming oceans are causing the seas to rise. By the end of this century, hundreds of millions of people living at low elevations along coasts will be forced to retreat to higher and safer ground. Because of sea-level rise, major storms will inundate areas farther inland and will lay waste to critical infrastructure, such as water-treatment and energy facilities, creating vast, irreversible pollution by decimating landfills and toxic-waste sites. This big-picture, policy-oriented book explains in gripping terms what rising oceans will do to coastal cities and the drastic actions we must take now to remove vulnerable populations. The authors detail specific threats faced by Miami, New Orleans, New York, and Amsterdam. Aware of the overwhelming social, political, and economic challenges that would accompany effective action, they consider the burden to the taxpayer and the logistics of moving landmarks and infrastructure, including toxic-waste sites. They also show readers the alternative: thousands of environmental refugees, with no legitimate means to regain what they have lost. The authors conclude with effective approaches for addressing climate-change denia

Who reads Retreat From a Rising Sea : Hard Choices in an Age of Climate Change?

Author

Orrin H. Pilkey, Linda Pilkey-Jarvis, Keith C. Pilkey

Publisher

Columbia University Press

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9780231168458

Category

science

Subjects

Nature, Management, Philosophy

Rating

3.93 / 5 (27 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14