The Flooded Earth: Our Future In a World Without Ice CapsBasic Books, 29.06.2010 - 272 Seiten Sea level rise will happen no matter what we do. Even if we stopped all carbon dioxide emissions today, the seas would rise one meter by 2050 and three meters by 2100. This -- not drought, species extinction, or excessive heat waves -- will be the most catastrophic effect of global warming. And it won't simply redraw our coastlines -- agriculture, electrical and fiber optic systems, and shipping will be changed forever. As icebound regions melt, new sources of oil, gas, minerals, and arable land will be revealed, as will fierce geopolitical battles over who owns the rights to them. In The Flooded Earth, species extinction expert Peter Ward describes in intricate detail what our world will look like in 2050, 2100, 2300, and beyond -- a blueprint for a foreseeable future. Ward also explains what politicians and policymakers around the world should be doing now to head off the worst consequences of an inevitable transformation. |
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... higher ground. Colorado was booming, for instance. Those people whose entire capital was invested in their now valueless homes (which is to say most people) either stayed and prayed or fled onto the great American road, looking for work ...
... higher ground. Colorado was booming, for instance. Those people whose entire capital was invested in their now valueless homes (which is to say most people) either stayed and prayed or fled onto the great American road, looking for work ...
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... higher than the present-day level of nearly 390 parts per million (ppm). No one could conceive of ice sheets of any extent in a world with so much carbon dioxide. But could it have happened? Finding the answer to this question is of ...
... higher than the present-day level of nearly 390 parts per million (ppm). No one could conceive of ice sheets of any extent in a world with so much carbon dioxide. But could it have happened? Finding the answer to this question is of ...
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... higher or lower than the global average. A number of geological and oceanographic factors contribute to this geographical variability. Despite the great distance, the relevance to the United States is unequivocal. The rate of rise will ...
... higher or lower than the global average. A number of geological and oceanographic factors contribute to this geographical variability. Despite the great distance, the relevance to the United States is unequivocal. The rate of rise will ...
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... higher ground, and the rising sea would have covered all the agriculturally rich lowlands very quickly. However much the world's ocean rose overall, it produced enough new water to severely flood this region. There is no doubt the ...
... higher ground, and the rising sea would have covered all the agriculturally rich lowlands very quickly. However much the world's ocean rose overall, it produced enough new water to severely flood this region. There is no doubt the ...
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... higher ground—except when storm surge batters down dikes, potentially killing thousands at a time. But the consequences of 30 feet—or even 10 feet—are staggering, simply for the amount of land either covered or affected by storm surge ...
... higher ground—except when storm surge batters down dikes, potentially killing thousands at a time. But the consequences of 30 feet—or even 10 feet—are staggering, simply for the amount of land either covered or affected by storm surge ...
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