Ice on land is melting, and sea level is rising, both at astonishing rates never seen in recorded history. Are you, your property, investments, and family ready for these unprecedented changes? Read Moving to Higher Ground and…
Learn how Sea Level Rise (SLR) is unstoppable for many centuries due to excess heat already stored in our oceans – and how soon our shorelines will go underwater…
Understand how disastrous SLR will profoundly affect more than 10, 000 coastal communities as soon as 2050, both in the U.S and around the world..
What will happen where you live? How much will the water rise? And when?
Find out why extreme weather events, forest fires, and flooding share the same causes as catastrophic SLR, but weather disruptions are temporary and SLR permanent. Devastatingly so.
Discover what industries and properties will feel the greatest, and earliest, impacts. Learn what all planners and coastal property owners need to know now to urgently begin to move and adapt.
Examine the unique problems faced by the military, Infrastructure planners, architects, flood managers, policy planners, banks, insurance companies, and real estate businesses. And some unique solutions.
Find out how and why government policy makers have been completely ineffective delivering any successful strategy for climate change and sea level rise.
Answer the questions, WHAT SHOULD WE DO NOW?, And what does THE PATH FORWARD look like?
In time of great financial and environmental peril, WHO WILL LEAD US? Prepare to be surprised at the answer.
John Englander is a renowned oceanographer and expert on climate change and sea level rise. His best-selling first book, High Tide on Main Street, was published in 2012.
Tabella dei contenuti
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword by Senator Angus King
Preface: The Aim and Audience for This Book
PART ONE: The science is clear; sea level will be much higher
1. Past the Tipping Point-Higher Sea Level, Less Land
2. Antarctica Is Critical; Melting Icebergs Are Irrelevant
3. Why Sea Level Rise Is Unstoppable and Unpredictable
4. Reducing CO2 and Being Resilient Are Not Enough
PART TWO: Connecting the dots; planning for a new coastline
5. Engineering With a Margin of Safety
6. Different Places, Different Solutions
7. Insurance and Public Policy May Increase Risk
8. When Property Values Really Go Underwater
PART THREE: Rising to the challenge; leadership and vision
9. Seeing the ‘Glass Half Full’-Opportunities Ahead
10. Who Will Lead? Politicians, Professionals, or Public?
11. The Path Forward
Afterword by Sir David King
Acknowledgments
Other Resources
Keeping Your Assets Above Water Checklist
Notes
Index
About the Author
Circa l’autore
John Englander is a renowned oceanographer, multi-book author, speaker, and expert on climate change and sea level rise. His 2012 book, High Tide on Main Street explained the science in easy-to-understand terms. Politico listed it as one of the top fifty books to read.
His broad marine science background, coupled with explorations in Greenland and Antarctica, allows him to see the big-picture impacts of changing climate and rising sea level on society. Millions of people in the US and around the world have read his books, or heard his message through blogs and popular talks.
Englander is consistently rated as one of the best speakers on climate change and sea level rise, and works tirelessly to help communities understand why sea level will rise far higher than most can imagine. Quickly.
As a leading spokesperson for ‘intelligent adaptation’, John is the foremost advocate that, globally, we must move to higher ground.
John’s background as a scientist, explorer, entrepreneur, and CEO (International Sea Keepers Society, Cousteau Society) combine to help him analyze not just the scientific impacts of profound SLR, but also the business, economic, and humanitarian impacts.
Learn more: www.johnenglander.net
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