Retreat from a Rising Sea - Pilkey, Orrin H.;Pilkey-Jarvis, Linda;Pilkey, Keith C.
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With its 28-foot storm surge and 174 mph winds, 2005's Hurricane Katrina was responsible for nearly 2,000 deaths and more than $100 billion in damage. The event was only a preview of what will soon hit coastal communities as climate change increases the power of storms that can lay waste to critical infrastructure, such as water-treatment and energy facilities, and create 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 need to take now to remove vulnerable populations.…mehr

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With its 28-foot storm surge and 174 mph winds, 2005's Hurricane Katrina was responsible for nearly 2,000 deaths and more than $100 billion in damage. The event was only a preview of what will soon hit coastal communities as climate change increases the power of storms that can lay waste to critical infrastructure, such as water-treatment and energy facilities, and create 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 need to take now to remove vulnerable populations.
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Orrin H. Pilkey, Linda Pilkey-Jarvis, and Keith C. Pilkey
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"Retreat From a Rising Sea is a book that should be read. In its passion to explain the conclusion that science clearly indicates, it signals the urgency of our retreat from the coast." - Carl Hobbs, William and Mary College, author of The Beach Book