The Water Will Come
Book description
By century's end, hundreds of millions of people will be retreating from the world's shores. Nuclear reactors will be decommissioned. The greatest cities in human history, abandoned. This is the story of our rising seas.
In a shocking cover story for Rolling Stone, Jeff Goodell predicted that within the lifetime…
Why read it?
1 author picked The Water Will Come as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
“Build back better” won’t be a long-term strategy for responding to sea-level rise, storm wave attack, shoreline erosion, and flooding. As the Earth continues to warm, the planet’s ice will continue to melt, and sea-level will rise in response.
I like the way Jeff Goodell brings the science of global warming together with the experiences and observations of coastal communities around the world to sound a clear alarm over not only what has already happened, but also what is most certainly going to come. Building back better in the same location won’t solve the problems we are increasingly facing. We…
From Gary's list on the crisis at the shoreline.
If you love The Water Will Come...
Against the Seas
The scenario we are facing is scary: within a few decades, sea levels around the world may well rise by a metre or more as glaciers and ice caps melt due to climate change. Large parts of our coastal cities will be flooded, the basic outline of our world will…
Want books like The Water Will Come?
Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 38 books like The Water Will Come.
Share your top 3 reads of 2024!
And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.
1,898
readers submitted
so far, will you?
