| Portion of title |
Our coasts and oceans in the climate crisis |
| Contents |
Changing chemistry. Kure Atoll, Hawai'i : plastic, plastic everywhere ; The Arabian sea : regime shift ; Camden, Maine : salt, fat, acid, (no) meat ; The Cook islands : feeding the fever ; San Francisco Bay : seven-layer dip -- Strengthening storms. Houston : we have a problem ; Hamburg, Germany : river city at risk ; New York, New York : capital of capital ; San Juan, Puerto Rico : poder, despacito ; Kutupalong Camp, Bangladesh : human tides -- Warming waters. The Arctic ocean : when the ice melts ; Pisco, Peru : Enso and the end of fish ; The North Atlantic : in deep ; Kisite, Kenya : coral collapse ; Pine Island glacier : what happens in Antarctica doesn't stay in Antarctica -- Rising seas. Shanghai, China : sink, sank, sunk ; Hampton Roads, Virginia : bye, bye, birdies ; Ben Tre, Vietnam : doing more with less ; The Thames Estuary, Britain : from Gravesend to Allhallows ; Ise, Japan : tradition for the future -- What's next? / by Marina Psaros -- Toward transilience / by Christina Conklin. |
| Abstract |
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. 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 |
| Abstract |
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 |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-206) and index. |
| Source of description | Print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Conklin, Christina. Atlas of disappearing places. New York : The New Press, 2021 9781620974568 |
| ISBN | 9781620974575 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | 1620974576 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (hardcover) |
| Publisher number | EB00804903 Recorded Books |
| Stock number | 7222CC51-9AFC-44D5-900A-CE25FD6B05A8 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com |
