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The Atlas of Disappearing Places - Our Coasts and Oceans in the Climate Crisis (Hardcover)
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The Atlas of Disappearing Places - Our Coasts and Oceans in the Climate Crisis (Hardcover)
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A beautiful and engaging guide to global warming's impacts around
the world Our planet is in peril. Seas are rising, oceans are
acidifying, ice is melting, coasts are flooding, species are dying,
and communities are faltering. Despite these dire circumstances,
most of us don't have a clear sense of how the interconnected
crises in our ocean are affecting the climate system, food webs,
coastal cities, and biodiversity, and which solutions can help us
co-create a better future. Through a rich combination of
place-based storytelling, clear explanations of climate science and
policy, and beautifully rendered maps that use a unique
ink-on-dried-seaweed technique, The Atlas of Disappearing Places
depicts twenty locations across the globe, from Shanghai and
Antarctica to Houston and the Cook Islands. The authors describe
four climate change impacts-changing chemistry, warming waters,
strengthening storms, and rising seas-using the metaphor of the
ocean as a body to draw parallels between natural systems and human
systems. Each chapter paints a portrait of an existential threat in
a particular place, detailing what will be lost if we do not take
bold action now. Weaving together contemporary stories and
speculative "future histories" for each place, this work considers
both the serious consequences if we continue to pursue business as
usual, and what we can do-from government policies to grassroots
activism-to write a different, more hopeful story. A beautiful work
of art and an indispensable resource to learn more about the
devastating consequences of the climate crisis-as well as
possibilities for individual and collective action-The Atlas of
Disappearing Places will engage and inspire readers on the most
pressing issue of our time.
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