Pilkey Orrin H. Pilkey, Pilkey Charles O. Pilkey, Pilkey-Jarvis Linda P. Pilkey-Jarvis, Longo Norma J. Longo, Pilkey Keith C. Pilkey, Dodson Fred B. Dodson, Hayes Hannah L. Hayes

Escaping Nature (eBook, PDF)

How to Survive Global Climate Change

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Industrial and agricultural greenhouse gas emissions are rapidly warming Earth's climate, unleashing rising seas, ocean acidification, melting permafrost, powerful storms, wildfires, floods, deadly heat waves, droughts, tsunamis, food shortages, and armed conflict over shrinking water supplies while reducing nutritional levels in crops. Billions of people will become climate refugees. Hotter temperatures will allow tropical diseases to spread into temperate regions. Higher levels of CO2, allergens, dust, and other particulate matter will impair our physical and mental health and even reduce our cognitive abilities. Climate change disproportionately affects the world's poor. It also harms Nature, and could ultimately trigger a sixth mass extinction. In Escaping Nature, Orrin H. Pilkey and his coauthors offer concrete suggestions for how to respond to the threats posed by global climate change. They argue that while we wait for the world's governments to get serious about mitigating climate change we can adapt to a hotter world through technological innovations, behavioral changes, nature-based solutions, political changes, and education.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Duke University Press
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Januar 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781478027577
• Artikelnr.: 72413549

Autorenporträt

Orrin H. Pilkey is Emeritus James B. Duke Professor of Earth and Ocean Sciences at Duke University and the author and coauthor of many books. Charles O. Pilkey is a former geologist turned freelance sculptor, writer, and illustrator. Linda P. Pilkey-Jarvis is a geologist and coauthor with Orrin H. Pilkey of two books. Norma J. Longo, a geologist and photographer, is coauthor with Pilkey of several books on coastal issues. Keith C. Pilkey, an attorney concerned with legal issues of coastal development, is coauthor with Orrin H. Pilkey of two books about sea level rise. Fred B. Dodson is a real estate developer who manages his organization’s affordable housing development activities. Hannah L. Hayes is a scholar of climate justice, sustainable development, and disaster capitalism.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface  vii
Acknowledgments  xi
Introduction  1
1. Earth  1
The Lessons of Geologic Time  7
The 2021 United Nations Climate Report  13
Famine  19
Permafrost  26
2. Air  35
Hurricanes  37
Tornadoes  50
Heat  56
Bad Air  65
3. Fire  75
Wildfires  77
Urban Firestorms  91
4. Water  95
Sea Level Rise  97
Ocean Acidification  112
Marine Heat Waves  117
Tsunamis  122
Floods  129
Drought  142
Water Supply  153
5. Space  165
Climate Refugees  167
Climate Havens  173
Green Cities  180
Health  191
Nature on the Move  200
The Biosphere  209
The Heart of the Matter  219
New Ideas  225
New Developments  231
Bug-Out Bags: “Preparedness Perfects Response”  233
To Learn More: Resources in Print and on Screen  235
References and Additional Sources  239
About the Authors  287
Index  289