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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... past what we face in a future we have created. The geological record holds a rich history for scrutiny. This book is based on the fact that the earth has flooded before. Much of what we know about the new increase in sea level comes ...
... past what we face in a future we have created. The geological record holds a rich history for scrutiny. This book is based on the fact that the earth has flooded before. Much of what we know about the new increase in sea level comes ...
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... past the 9-foot-tall, 4,000-pound bronze statue of Jesus (a second casting of the Italian bronze Il Cristo Degli Abissi, donated by Italian scuba entrepreneur Egidi Cressi and placed in its current location in 1965), you can behold the ...
... past the 9-foot-tall, 4,000-pound bronze statue of Jesus (a second casting of the Italian bronze Il Cristo Degli Abissi, donated by Italian scuba entrepreneur Egidi Cressi and placed in its current location in 1965), you can behold the ...
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... past leading to those mass extinctions are in any way similar to what the earth is experiencing now. This chapter shows what the very worst effect of global warming could be in the near future. In Chapter 8 I change gears away from the ...
... past leading to those mass extinctions are in any way similar to what the earth is experiencing now. This chapter shows what the very worst effect of global warming could be in the near future. In Chapter 8 I change gears away from the ...
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... past, present, and future to reckon with. The ghost of the future offers us a vision of the Chrysler Building emerging from a troubled green-and-white-capped sea, or the new island of Miami. The choice is entirely ours whether we accept ...
... past, present, and future to reckon with. The ghost of the future offers us a vision of the Chrysler Building emerging from a troubled green-and-white-capped sea, or the new island of Miami. The choice is entirely ours whether we accept ...
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... past, and is changing again. The rates of change have varied from very slow to very quick. (“Glacial” is an inapt term, since change in glaciers is fast compared to tectonic rates.) The alarming aspect of this otherwise normal effect on ...
... past, and is changing again. The rates of change have varied from very slow to very quick. (“Glacial” is an inapt term, since change in glaciers is fast compared to tectonic rates.) The alarming aspect of this otherwise normal effect on ...
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