Rise and Fall of the Maine Coast

Unveiling Maine's Coast Through The Geologic Forces and Climate Changes Shaping Its Past, Present, and Future

This first of its kind volume explores the changes in Maine's coast over the centuries, focusing on how geology, glaciation, and climate change have all affected sea levels. Readers will discover the geologic history of the famously rocky coast and learn about serious issues to be confronted as climate change and human decisions alter the landscape.

About the author

Dr. Joseph Kelley is an emeritus professor of marine geology at the University of Maine School of Earth and Climate Sciences and a research professor at the Climate Change Institute, also at the University of Maine. Dr. Alice Kelley is an emerita instructor at the University of Maine School of Earth and Climate Sciences and an associate research professor at the Climate Change Institute. The Kelley's live in Bangor, Maine.

Product details

• Authors: Alice Kelley, Joseph Kelley, Alice Kelley, Joseph Kelley, Joseph Kelley Kelley
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 03.06.2025, delayed
• EAN: 9781684752546
• ISBN: 978-1-68475-254-6
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geology; SCIENCE / Global Warming & Climate Change, Climate Change, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology, Deltas, estuaries, coastal regions, Geology, geomorphology and the lithosphere, The Earth: Natural History General, The Earth: natural history: general interest, Geology & The Lithosphere, Coastal wetlands / tidal flats / mudflats