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Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
xxii, 265 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Description
A history of climate change describes the dramatic evolution and stabilization of the oceans before the rise of humans approximately 6,000 years ago, tracing a significant rise in global temperatures since 1860 and how a rising sea level is affecting world populations. By the best-selling author of The Great Warming.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
336 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Description
"Across the globe, scientists and civilians alike are noticing rapidly rising sea levels, and higher and higher tides pushing more water directly into the places we live, from our most vibrant, historic cities to our last remaining traditional coastal villages. With each crack in the great ice sheets of the Arctic and Antarctica, and each tick upwards of Earth's thermometer, we are moving closer to the brink of broad disaster. The Water Will Come...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (approximately 220 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
As the earth warms, sea levels rise, and super-storms become more frequent and intense; many major coastal cities will soon be under water. Sinking Cities shows New York, London, Tokyo and Miami preparing for the real-time impact of rising seas and devising colossal new construction projects, and groundbreaking solutions aimed at securing their future.
Author
Publisher
Firefly Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
64 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Description
The Earth's oceans are on the rise. Since 1900, global sea levels have risen steadily each year to a global average of about 8 inches (20cm) today, and they're still rising. By 2100, the sea could climb as much as 14 feet (4.3m) to 32 feet (9.75m). Rising Seas: Flooding, Climate Change and Our New World gives youth an eye-popping view of what the Earth might look like under the rising and falling water levels of climate change. Photographs juxtapose...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Co
Pub. Date
2010, c2011
Physical Desc
401 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Description
A conservationist explores various global regions to investigate examples of environmental degradation and renewal while identifying a link between environmental dangers and human rights issues.
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Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (77 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Examines the impact of sea level rise on Kiribati and how residents are coping with the challenges and considering options for the future including emigration.
Author
Publisher
Bold Type Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
vii, 305 pages ; 25 cm
Description
"Miami, Florida, is likely to be entirely underwater by the end of this century. Residents are already starting to see the effects of sea level rise today. From sunny day flooding caused by higher tides to a sewer system on the brink of total collapse, the city undeniably lives in a climate changed world. In Disposable City, Miami resident Mario Alejandro Ariza shows us not only what climate change looks like on the ground today, but also what Miami...
Author
Publisher
The Science Bookshelf
Pub. Date
[2021].
Physical Desc
222 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Description
Ice on land is melting, and sea level is rising, both at astonishing rates never seen in recorded history. Are you, your property, investments, and family ready for these unprecedented changes? Read Moving to Higher Ground and ... Learn how Sea Level Rise (SLR) is unstoppable for many centuries due to excess heat already stored in our oceans- and how soon our shorelines will go underwater ... Understand how disastrous SLR will profoundly affect more...
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