The Water Will Come

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A New York Times Critics Top Book of 2017 One of Washington Post s 50 Notable Works of Nonfiction in 2017 One of Booklist s Top 10 Science Books of 2017 An immersive, mildly gonzo and depressingly well timed book about the drenching effects of global warming, and a powerful reminder that we can bury our heads in the sand about climate change for only so long before the sand itself disappears Jennifer Senior, New York TimesWhat if Atlantis wasn t a myth, but an early precursor to a new age of great flooding Across the globe, scientists and civilians alike are noticing rapidly rising sea levels, and higher and higher tides pushing water directly into the places we live, from our most vibrant, historic cities to our last remaining traditional coastal villages With each crack in the great ice sheets of the Arctic and Antarctica, and each tick upwards of Earth s thermometer, we are moving closer to the brink of broad disaster.By century s end, hundreds of millions of people will be retreating from the world s shores as our coasts become inundated and our landscapes transformed From island nations to the world s major cities, coastal regions will disappear Engineering projects to hold back the water are bold and may buy some time Yet despite international efforts and tireless research, there is no permanent solution no barriers to erect or walls to build that will protect us in the end from the drowning of the world as we know it The Water Will Come is the definitive account of the coming water, why and how this will happen, and what it will all mean As he travels across twelve countries and reports from the front lines, acclaimed journalist Jeff Goodell employs fact, science, and first person, on the ground journalism to show vivid scenes from what already is becoming a water world. Free Read [ The Water Will Come ] by [ Jeff Goodell ] – kino-fada.fr The water will come Anyone who has ever lived near water knows that water will find its way in if it has a mind to This book is largely about rising sea levels caused by climate change and melting glaciers and its impact on our society, for the truth is our climate is changing and causing unusual weather patter...It s October and in theory I should be reading something scary Then again, this is pretty scary Jeff Goodell, a journalist and a climate expert, creates a hauntingly vivid picture of a very wet world to come Traveling the world, visiting coastal cities across the globe that can potentially become the next Atlantis, he talks to experts and locals to gain a well rounded perspective of the threats they are facing and the realities of their lives This isn t a mere alarmist reporting, it s a thor ...I just returned from a Christmas break in the South Bay part of Los Angeles where multimillion dollar houses have been built along the strand next to the beach I was curious why no one seems to be concerned about sea level rise On the East Coast, and southern Florida in particular, the sea is already encroaching with every storm and high tide Jeff Goodell s book, The Water Will Come, provides some answers He describes how many parts of Florida were swamplands before they were drained and sol I just returned from a Christmas break in the South Bay part of Los Angeles where multimillion dollar houses have been built along the strand next to the beach I was curious why no one seems to be concerned about sea level rise On the East Coast, and southern Florida in particular, the sea is already encroaching with every storm and high tide Jeff Goodell s book, The Water Will Come, provides some answers He describes how many parts of Florida were swa...Jeff Goodell traveled the world to report on how rising sea levels are impacting human society across the globe His new book The Water Will Come takes readers to shrinking Alaskan glaciers with President Obama and into the flood prone homes of impoverished people living in Lagos, Nigeria By that time, I ll be dead, so what does it matter Quote from a Florida real estate developer, The Water Will Come I long wondered how bad it would get before people broke down and changed how we live and do Jeff Goodell traveled the world to report on how rising sea levels are impacting human society across the globe His new book The Water Will Come takes readers to shrinking Alaskan glaciers with President Obama and into the flood prone homes of impoverished people living in Lagos, Nigeria By that time, I ll be dead, so what does it matter Quote from...Thanks to Little, Brown and Company via NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book It has not influenced my thoughts or opinions about this book.Throughout this book, Goodell explores geographic regions and innovative technologies to see what can be done to reduce the impact of rising water Ultimately, there are some questions that emerge How can we depoliticize climate change and show the real and impending impact on human civilization How will governments address buy outs Thanks to Little, Brown and Company via NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book It has not influenced my thought...THE WATER WILL COME 2017 Jeff GoodellThis is an excellent review of climate change as it is recognized by the scientific community today It takes a good look at the data, and projects events into the future to describe likely scenarios for our world when it is faced with water levels much higher than today s The author is a contributing editor for The Rolling Stone, and the author of five previous books He makes his points by establishing current conditions on Earth ...Well, that was scary As a person who lives in FL and within 5 miles of the shore, this is horrifying During the hurricane season of 2017, I was talking to my dad after Irma barely missed a direct hit on us in the Tampa Bay area saying some of the exact things outlined in this book, and I quote FL is f cked, we need to get out of here And I m completely fine leaving the godforsaken land of FL, in fact, I want to But I ll tell you one thing, it s hard to just pack up your life and move away Well, that was scary As a person who lives in FL and within 5 miles of the shore, this is horrifying During the hurricane season of 2017, I was talking to my dad after Irma barely missed a direct hit on us in the Tampa Bay area saying some of the exact things outlined in this book, and I quote FL is f cked, we need to get out of here And I m completely fine leaving the godforsaken land of FL, in fact, I want to But I ll tell you one thing, it s hard to just pack up your life and move away it s hard financially and emotionally, and for millions of people, it just isn t an option until there s no options left The Water Will Come outlines not only economic implications we re facing from global warming but also the social and cultural There s so much at stake since so much of the world s population lives on shore or very close t...This is a journalist s book posing as serious writing The potential for coastal flooding caused by rapidly rising sea levels is genuine and acute.This is a superficial look at the problem, unnecessarily padded with character sketches of some of the politicians, engineers, scientists and activists involved Their lives may beor less interesting, but their individual stories are nearly irrelevant to the issues the book half heartedly addresses This is a topic worthy of aserious and s This is a journalist s book posing as serious writing The potential for coastal flooding caused by rapidly rising sea levels is genuine and acute.This is a superficial look at the problem, unnecessarily padded with character sketches of some of the politicians, engineers, scientist...Review THE WATER WILL COME by Jeff GoodellAn articulate and thoroughly considered explication of sea level rise, THE WATER WILL COME is scientific journalism as it ought to be, explaining science, geological history and engineering in an understandable fashion Mr Goodell never resorts to scare tactics his understated and factual approach to climate change, global warming, melting of ice sheets, and consequent inescapable rise of sea level is frightening in itself, and shoul...67th book for 2017.A disappointingly superficial account of an important topic Each chapter seems to involve Goodell meeting some important person who isn t aware doesn t care about sea level rise, and at some point Goodell will be wading through water at some high tide here or there New York, Miami, Venice etc There was way too much emphasis on Miami and not enough of a global perspective If you haven t read any other book on global warming this book would be OK, but there are much better 67th book for 2017.A disappointingly superficial account of an important topic Each chapter seems to involve Goodell meeting some important person who isn t aware doesn t care about sea level rise, and at some point Goodell will be wading through water at some high tide here or there New York, Miami, Venice etc There was way too much emphasis on Miami and not enough of a global perspective If you haven t read any other book on global warming this book would be...

The Water Will Come
  • English
  • 06 June 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 352 pages
  • 031626024X
  • Jeff Goodell
  • The Water Will Come