The flooded earth : our future in a world without ice caps

The flooded earth : our future in a world without ice caps / Peter D. Ward.

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&#...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ward, Peter D. (Peter Douglas), 1949-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Basic Books, ©2010.
Subjects:
Ice caps.
Ice sheets.
Global warming.
Sea level.
ice caps.
global warming.
sea level.
NATURE > Natural Disasters.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disasters & Disaster Relief.
Global warming
Ice caps
Ice sheets
Sea level
Treibhauseffekt
Erwärmung > Meteorologie
Eiskappe
Meeresspiegel
Eustatische Meeresspiegelschwankung
IJskappen.
Poolgebieden.
Klimaatveranderingen.
Broeikaseffect.
Zeeniveau.
Overstromingen.
Kooldioxide.
Treibhauseffekt.
Erwärmung.
Eiskappe.
Meeresspiegel.
Eustatische Meeresspiegelschwankung.
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Table of Contents:
  • Miami beached
  • Rising sea
  • Rising carbon dioxide
  • Flood of humans
  • Feeding humanity amid rising sea level
  • Greenland, Antarctica, and sea level
  • Flooding of coastal countries and cities
  • Extinction?
  • Stopping catastrophic sea level rise.

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