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| Document Type: | Book |
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| All Authors / Contributors: |
Hunt Janin; Scott A Mandia |
| ISBN: | 9780786459568 0786459565 |
| OCLC Number: | 794708243 |
| Description: | vii, 211 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | A short primer on global warming -- The world ocean and the hydrologic cycle -- Why should we care about the rise of the oceans? -- Storm surges and other extreme events -- The changing seas -- At the edges of the sea -- Cities and countries of the Atlantic Ocean basin -- Cities and countries of the Pacific Ocean basin -- Cities and countries of the Indian Ocean basin -- The west Antarcitic ice sheet -- The Greenland ice sheet -- A range of options to cope with sea level rise: two case studies - the Netherlands and the United States -- Impacts of sea level rise -- Getting to know the experts -- Very long term prospects for the world's shorelines -- Conclusions: looking ahead -- Appendices: 1. Climate change conferences: the 2009 Copenhagen, the 2010 Cancun and the 2011 Durban -- 2. The impact on ports of a 3.2 foot (1 meter) sea level rise -- 3. Extreme event analysis -- 4. Sea level rise and breakwater damage -- 5. Possible Dutch responses to a sea level rise of 16.4 feet (5 meters) --6. Using a Bayesian network to predict coastal vulnerability to a sea level rise. |
| Responsibility: | Hunt Janin and Scott A. Mandia. |
Abstract:
"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 inevitable increases in sea level. These increases are certain to have important domestic and international consequences"--Provided by publisher.
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