Rising Sea

Zusammenfassung On Shismaref Island in Alaska! homes are being washed into the sea. In the South Pacific! small island nations face annihilation by encroaching waters. For these communities! sea level rise isn't a distant! abstract fear: it's happening now and it's threatening their way of life. This title warns that many other coastal areas may be close behind.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Orrin Pilkey, Orrin H. Pilkey, Orrin H. Young Pilkey, Pilkey Orrin H., Rob Young
• Verlag: Island Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 01.09.2009
• EAN: 9781597261913
• ISBN: 978-1-59726-191-3
• Seiten: 224
• Themen: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Biologie > Ökologie; Sachbuch > Natur, Technik > Natur und Gesellschaft: Allgemeines, Nachschlagewerke; USA, NATURE / Ecology, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, NATURE / Natural Disasters, United States of America, USA, Social impact of environmental issues, Deltas, estuaries, coastal regions, Natural disasters, Coasts and Coastlines