Sea level rise : a slow tsunami on America's shores / Orrin H. Pilkey Jr. and Keith C. Pilkey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pilkey, Orrin H., 1934-2024, author.

Pilkey, Keith C., 1965- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National Flood Insurance Program (U.S.).

Sea level--United States.

Sea level.

Environmental refugees--United States.

Environmental refugees.

Climatic changes--Social aspects--United States.

Climatic changes.

Climatic changes--Health aspects--United States.

Climatic changes--Political aspects--United States.

Climatic changes--Economic aspects--United States.

Shore protection--United States.

Shore protection.

Flood insurance--United States.

Flood insurance.

Climatic changes--Economic aspects.

Climatic changes--Political aspects.

Climatic changes--Health aspects.

Climatic changes--Social aspects.

United States.

Physical Description:

xv, 190 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Durham : Duke University Press, 2019.

Summary:

The consequences of twenty-first-century sea level rise on the United States and its nearly 90,000 miles of shoreline will be immense: Miami and New Orleans will disappear; many nuclear and other power plants, hundreds of wastewater plants and toxic waste sites, and oil production facilities will be at risk; port infrastructures will need to be raised; and over ten million Americans fleeing rising seas will become climate refugees. In this book, the authors argue that the only feasible response along much of the U.S. shoreline is an immediate and managed retreat. Among many topics, they examine sea level rise's effects on coastal ecosystems, health, and native Alaskan coastal communities. They also provide guidelines for those living on the coasts or planning on moving to or away from them, as well as the steps local governments should take to prepare for this unstoppable, impending catastrophe.

Contents:

Flee the sea : climate refugees

The end of the Inupiat way of life

Lord willing and the creek don't rise : sunny day flooding

Dirty waters and worried minds : health concerns in an age of climate change

The front line in the battle : the U.S. military

At-risk coastal environments : is resilience futile?

The environmental impact of surging seas : life at the edge

Inundated infrastructure : imperiled energy facilities

Coastal catastrophes : cities on the brink

Under water : National Flood Insurance and climate gentrification

What to do about sea level rise.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Pilkey, Orrin H., 1934- Sea level rise.

ISBN:

9781478005063

1478005068

9781478006374

1478006374

OCLC:

1073108054