Rising : dispatches from the new American shore. / txt
Elizabeth Rush.
- First edition.
- 299 p. ill. ; 23 cm book
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents: The password : Jacob's Point, Rhode Island 1 -- Part one. Rampikes -- Persimmons : Isle de Jean Charles, Louisiana 19 -- On gratitude : Laura Sewall : Small Point, Maine 42 -- The marsh at the end of the world : Phippsburg, Maine 47 -- Pulse : South Florida 71 -- On reckoning : Dan Kipnis : Miami Beach, Florida 93 -- Part two. Rhizomes -- On storms : Nicole Montalto : Oakwood Beach, Staten Island 101 -- Divining rod : Oakwood Beach, Staten Island 113 -- On vulnerability : Marilynn Wiggins : Pensacola, Florida 133 -- Risk : Pensacola, Florida 137 -- On opportunity : Chris Brunet : Isle de Jean Charles, Louisiana 162 -- Goodbye cloud reflections in the bay : Isle de Jean Charles, Louisiana 167 -- Part three. Rising -- Connecting the dots : H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest, Oregon 185 -- On restoration : Richard Santos : Alviso, California 206 -- Looking backward and forward in time : San Francisco Bay, California 213 -- Afterword : Franklin. Gert. Harvey. Irma. Jose. Katia. Lee. Maria. Nate. Ophelia 253 -- Acknowledgments 263 -- Notes 269 --
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Rush, Elizabeth A.--Travel--United States.
Coast changes--Climatic factors--United States. Coasts--Climatic factors--United States. Sea level--Climatic factors--United States. Nature--Ecosystems & Habitats Nature--Essays Science--Global Warming & Climate Change