| Description |
xiv, 142 pages : maps ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-137) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : A childhood memory : Monomoy Island -- The problem : coastal erosion, global warming, and hurricanes -- Coastal erosion : Cape Cod -- Hurricanes : too much of a good thing -- New Orleans -- The big one : 2005 -- New Orleans : the city too big for its breaches -- First decisions -- "All the king's horses and all the king's men" : Donald Powell, Spring 2006 -- Shrimpin' the full moon tide -- Up the coast -- The great Miami hurricane, September 18, 1926 -- Florida today -- Cayo Costa, May 20, 2006 -- "Our town" : Ipswich, Massachusetts, May 9-22, 2006 -- Legalities : Topsail Island, North Carolina, June 5, 2006 -- The Ash Wednesday storm, New Jersey, March 5-8, 1962 -- The Big Apple : the 1938 hurricane, New York -- A tale of two cities : Galveston and Indianola, the 1900 storm -- Beach renourishment: instant gratification? -- The future -- Rearranging deck chairs? : July 2006 -- Monday night football : the case for optimism, September 24, 2006 -- Just seconds from the ocean : Codfish Park, Nantucket. |
| Summary |
This book is an accessible analysis of the dangers of living close to the ocean in an era of global warming and megahurricanes. --From publisher description. |
| Subject |
Coast changes -- United States.
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Coast changes. |
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United States. |
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Coastal zone management -- United States.
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Coastal zone management. |
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Hurricane Katrina, 2005 -- Environmental aspects.
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Hurricane Katrina (2005) |
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Hurricanes -- United States.
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Hurricanes. |
| ISBN |
9781584656890 cloth alkaline paper |
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1584656891 cloth alkaline paper |
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