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Rising sea levels : an introduction to cause and impact / Hunt Janin and Scott A. Mandia.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Janin, Hunt, 1940-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sea level--Climatic factors.
- Sea level.
- Coast changes.
- Floods.
- Climatic changes.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (221 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., Inc., Publishers, c2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "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.
- Contents:
- Cover; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; I. A Short Primer on Global Warming; II. The World Ocean and the Hydrologic Cycle; III. Why Should We Care About the Rise of the Oceans?; IV. Storm Surges and Other Extreme Events; V. The Changing Seas; VI. At the Edges of the Sea; VII. Cities and Countries of the Atlantic Ocean Basin; VIII. Cities and Countries of the Pacific Ocean Basin; IX. Cities and Countries of the Indian Ocean Basin; X. The West Antarctic Ice Sheet; XI. The Greenland Ice Sheet; XII. A Range of Options to Cope with Sea Level Rise
- Two Case Studies-The Netherlands and the United StatesXIII. Impacts of Sea Level Rise; XIV. Getting to Know the Experts; XV. Very Long Term Prospects for the World's Shorelines; XVI. 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 Sea Level Rise
- NotesBibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-65666-3
- 1-4766-0020-1
- OCLC:
- 823237160
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