Rising Sea
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Rising Sea Levels
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Author : Hunt Janin
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2012-10-09
Rising Sea Levels written by Hunt Janin and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-09 with Political Science categories.
The fundamental point of this book is that, in the past, the world's political, economic, military and social development took place during a time of relatively stable sea level. That time, however, is now over: The world must begin to cope with rising seas. This book is a wide-ranging introductory survey. It addresses global warming, the hydrologic cycle, why we should care about the rise of the oceans, storm surges and other extreme events, the changing seas and their shorelines, cities and countries of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian ocean basins, the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and the Greenland Ice Sheet, case studies on how the Netherlands and the U.S. plan to cope with sea level rise, the likely impacts of this rise, getting to know the experts on sea level rise, and very long term prospects for the world's shorelines.
Rising Seas
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Author : Martin Ince
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-11-05
Rising Seas written by Martin Ince and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-05 with Business & Economics categories.
Recent and dramatic flooding in places as far apart as Bangladesh and North Wales are example of what could become commonplace if sea levels rise. Most scientists are predicting a rise of about one metre and this book, based on research carried out for the Commonwealth governments, describes in simple terms what in. likely to happen as a result and where the worst effects will be. Martin Ince, a well-known scientific journalist, deals with the accuracy of our knowledge and the possible errors in assessment. He considers the different kinds of damage that higher seas could cause, inundation, increased salination, coral damage, increased flood and surge damage and so on. Brief case studies are included covering the UK, the Maldives, North America, Bangladesh, Guyana, Kiribati, The Netherlands, Italy, Egypt and Australasia. The book ends with an examination of the scientific and technical developments which could make the problems easier to deal with and, above all, set. out the policies on which governments must agree. Originally published in 1990
The Rising Sea
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Author : Orrin H. Pilkey
language : en
Publisher: Island Press
Release Date : 2010-04-16
The Rising Sea written by Orrin H. Pilkey and has been published by Island Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-16 with Science categories.
While rising seas are now inevitable, we are far from helpless. By making hard choices—including uprooting citizens, changing where and how we build, and developing a coordinated national response—we can save property, and ultimately lives. With unassailable research and practical insights, The Rising Sea is a critical first step in understanding the threat and keeping our heads above water.
Rising Seas
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Author : Vivien Gornitz
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2013-03-19
Rising Seas written by Vivien Gornitz and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-19 with Science categories.
The Earth's climate is already warming due to increased concentrations of human-produced greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, and the specter of rising sea level is one of global warming's most far-reaching threats. Sea level will keep rising long after greenhouse gas emissions have ceased, because of the delay in penetration of surface warming to the ocean depths and because of the slow dissipation of excess atmospheric carbon dioxide. Adopting a long perspective that interprets sea level changes both underway and expected in the near future, Vivien Gornitz completes a highly relevant and necessary study of an unprecedented age in Earth's history. Gornitz consults past climate archives to help better anticipate future developments and prepare for them more effectively. She focuses on several understudied historical events, including the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Anomaly, the Messinian salinity crisis, the rapid filling of the Black Sea (which may have inspired the story of Noah's flood), and the Storrega submarine slide, an incident possibly connected to a sea level occurrence roughly 8,000 years old. By examining dramatic variations in past sea level and climate, Gornitz concretizes the potential consequences of rapid, human-induced warming. She builds historical precedent for coastal hazards associated with a higher ocean level, such as increased damage from storm surge flooding, even if storm characteristics remain unchanged. Citing the examples of Rotterdam, London, New York City, and other forward-looking urban centers that are effectively preparing for higher sea level, Gornitz also delineates the difficult economic and political choices of curbing carbon emissions while underscoring, through past geological analysis, the urgent need to do so.
The Attacking Ocean
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Author : Brian Fagan
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2013-06-06
The Attacking Ocean written by Brian Fagan and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-06 with Science categories.
The past fifteen thousand years - the entire span of human civilization - have witnessed dramatic sea level changes, which began with rapid global warming at the end of the Ice Age, when sea levels were more than 700 feet below modern levels. Over the next eleven millennia, the oceans climbed in fits and starts. These rapid changes had little effect on those humans who experienced them, partly because there were so few people on earth, and also because they were able to adjust readily to new coastlines. Global sea levels stabilised about six thousand years ago except for local adjustments that caused often quite significant changes to places like the Nile Delta. So the curve of inexorably rising seas flattened out as urban civilizations developed in Egypt, Mesopotamia, and South Asia. The earth's population boomed, quintupling from the time of Christ to the Industrial Revolution. The threat from the oceans increased with our crowding along shores to live, fish, and trade. Since 1860, the world has warmed significantly and the ocean's climb has speeded. The sea level changes are cumulative and gradual; no one knows when they will end. The Attacking Ocean tells a tale of the rising complexity of the relationship between humans and the sea at their doorsteps, a complexity created not by the oceans, which have changed but little. What has changed is us, and the number of us on earth.
Annual Report
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Author : International Rice Research Institute
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
Annual Report written by International Rice Research Institute and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Rice categories.
Quarterly Journal Of The Royal Meteorological Society
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Author : Royal Meteorological Society (Great Britain)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1877
Quarterly Journal Of The Royal Meteorological Society written by Royal Meteorological Society (Great Britain) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1877 with Meteorology categories.
Vols. 10-11 include Meteorology of England by James Glaisher as seperately paged section at end.
The Times Register Of Events In
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1878
The Times Register Of Events In written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1878 with History categories.
Meteorological Observations
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Author : Royal Observatory (Hong Kong)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1889
Meteorological Observations written by Royal Observatory (Hong Kong) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1889 with Geomagnetism categories.
The Works Of Nathaniel Hawthorne Twice Told Tales C1882
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1882
The Works Of Nathaniel Hawthorne Twice Told Tales C1882 written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1882 with categories.