Virginia Climate Fever - How Global Warming Will Transform Our Cities, Shorelines, and Forests (Paperback)

Climate disruption is often discussed on a global scale, affording many a degree of detachment from what is happening in their own backyards. Yet the consequences of global warming are of an increasingly acute and serious nature. In Virginia Climate Fever, environmental journalist Stephen Nash brings home the threat of climate change to the state of Virginia. Weaving together a compelling mix of data and conversations with both respected scientists and Virginians most immediately at risk from global warming's effects, the author details how Virginia's climate has already begun to change. In engaging prose and layman's terms, Nash argues that alteration in the environment will affect not only the state's cities but also hundreds of square miles of urban and natural coastal areas, the 60 percent of the state that is forested, the Chesapeake Bay, and the near Atlantic, with accompanying threats such as the potential spread of infectious disease. The narrative offers striking descriptions of the vulnerabilities of the state's many beautiful natural areas, around which much of its tourism industry is built. While remaining respectful of the controversy around global warming, Nash allows the research to speak for itself. In doing so, he offers a practical approach to and urgent warning about the impending impact of climate change in Virginia.

General

Imprint:	University of Virginia Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2017
Authors:	Stephen Nash
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-0-8139-3995-7
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Environmental engineering & technology > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Conservation of the environment > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Pollution & threats to the environment > Global warming
LSN:	0-8139-3995-X
Barcode:	9780813939957

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