The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, And The Remaking Of The Civilized World
by Jeff Goodell /
2017 / English / EPUB
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An eye-opening and essential tour of the vanishing
world
An eye-opening and essential tour of the vanishing
world
What if Atlantis wasn't a myth, but an early precursor to a new age
of great flooding? Across the globe, scientists and civilians alike
are noticing rapidly rising sea levels, and higher and higher tides
pushing more water directly into the places we live, from our most
vibrant, historic cities to our last remaining traditional coastal
villages. With each crack in the great ice sheets of the Arctic and
Antarctica, and each tick upwards of Earth's thermometer, we are
moving closer to the brink of broad disaster.
What if Atlantis wasn't a myth, but an early precursor to a new age
of great flooding? Across the globe, scientists and civilians alike
are noticing rapidly rising sea levels, and higher and higher tides
pushing more water directly into the places we live, from our most
vibrant, historic cities to our last remaining traditional coastal
villages. With each crack in the great ice sheets of the Arctic and
Antarctica, and each tick upwards of Earth's thermometer, we are
moving closer to the brink of broad disaster.
By century's end, hundreds of millions of people will be retreating
from the world's shores as our coasts become inundated and our
landscapes transformed. From island nations to the world's major
cities, coastal regions will disappear. Engineering projects to
hold back the water are bold and may buy some time. Yet despite
international efforts and tireless research, there is no permanent
solution-no barriers to erect or walls to build-that will protect
us in the end from the drowning of the world as we know it.
By century's end, hundreds of millions of people will be retreating
from the world's shores as our coasts become inundated and our
landscapes transformed. From island nations to the world's major
cities, coastal regions will disappear. Engineering projects to
hold back the water are bold and may buy some time. Yet despite
international efforts and tireless research, there is no permanent
solution-no barriers to erect or walls to build-that will protect
us in the end from the drowning of the world as we know it.The Water Will Come
The Water Will Come is the definitive account of the coming
water, why and how this will happen, and what it will all mean. As
he travels across twelve countries and reports from the front
lines, acclaimed journalist Jeff Goodell employs fact, science, and
first-person, on-the-ground journalism to show vivid scenes from
what already is becoming a water world.
is the definitive account of the coming
water, why and how this will happen, and what it will all mean. As
he travels across twelve countries and reports from the front
lines, acclaimed journalist Jeff Goodell employs fact, science, and
first-person, on-the-ground journalism to show vivid scenes from
what already is becoming a water world.
