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Escaping Nature : How to Survive global climate change

Orrin H. Pilkey   •   2024   •   Duke University Press
Escaping Nature : How to Survive global climate change
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  • ISBN: 9781478025443
  • Pages: 300
  • Added: 14 Jul 2026
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Escaping Nature : How to Survive global climate change
Author(s): Orrin H. Pilkey
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 9781478025443
Publication Year: 2024
Place: United States of America
Edition: 1st
Call Number: 363.706 PIE
Accession: 7394
Content

Introduction       1

EARTH

The Lessons of Geologic Time    7

The 2021 United Nations Climate Report    13

Famine 19

Permafrost         26

AIR

Hurricanes          37

Tornadoes          50

Heat      56

Bad Air  65

 FIRE

Wildfires              77

Urban Firestorms             91

WATER

Sea Level Rise    97

Ocean Acidification         112

Marine Heat Waves        117

Tsunamis             122

Floods   129

Drought               142

Water Supply     153

SPACE

Climate Refugees            167

Climate Havens 173

Green Cities       180

Health   191

Nature on the Move      200

The Biosphere   209

The Heart of the Matter     219

New Ideas          225

New Developments       231

Bug-Out Bags: “Preparedness Perfects Response”      233

To Learn More: Resources in Print and on Screen       235

References and Additional Sources         239

About the Authors          287

Index    289

Author Article Subject Pages
Orrin H. Pilkey Climate changes, Global warming, Environmental science, Ecology
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