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WINNER OF THE NATIONAL OUTDOOR BOOK AWARD A CHICAGO TRIBUNE TOP TEN BOOK OF 2018 A GUARDIAN, NPR s SCIENCE FRIDAY, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, AND LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF 2018Hailed as deeply felt New York Times , a revelation Pacific Standard , and the book on climate change and sea levels that was missing Chicago Tribune , Rising is both a highly original work of lyric reportage and a haunting meditation on how to let go of the places we love.With every passing day, and every record breaking hurricane, it grows clearer that climate change is neither imagined nor distant and that rising seas are transforming the coastline of the United States in irrevocable ways In Rising, Elizabeth Rush guides readers through some of the places where this change has been most dramatic, from the Gulf Coast to Miami, and from New York City to the Bay Area For many of the plants, animals, and humans in these places, the options are stark retreat or perish in place.Weaving firsthand testimonials from those facing this choice a Staten Islander who lost her father during Sandy, the remaining holdouts of a Native American community on a drowning Isle de Jean Charles, a neighborhood in Pensacola settled by escaped slaves hundreds of years ago with profiles of wildlife biologists, activists, and other members of these vulnerable communities, Rising privileges the voices of those too often kept at the margins. Free Download [ Rising ] Author [ Elizabeth Rush ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr A sobering, elegant look at rising waters, climate change, and how low lying areas and the vulnerable people who live in those areas are at risk.This is my favorite read of scienceseptember so far Rush, who I saw read at AWP this year, combines individual narratives with broader looks at communities confronting changes in shoreline because of climate change and human impact Fascinating stuff from a rotting wetland in... Rising is a sobering and unflinching look at the impact of rising sea levels from the front lines those coastal communities dealing with hurricanes, flooding and loss of property What this book does best is bring the theoretical problem of climate change to the here and now It isn t some potential issue for the future In fact, many people are already affected by it today And Rush shows that it s not just people, but also trees and animals and entire ecosystems on the coast that are on the v Rising is a sobering and unflinching look at the impact of rising sea levels from the front lines those coastal communities dealing with hurricanes, flooding and loss of property What this book does best is bring the theoretical problem of climate change to the here and now It isn t some potential issue for the future In fact, many people are already affected by it today And Rush shows that it s not just people, but also trees and animals and entire ecosystems on the coast that are on the verge of total collapse.However, this book is also random and boring at times Rush often treated this as her personal journal, filling it with rambling reflections and philosophical musings, so there are many passages that have nothing to do with climate change She also takes a long time to come to her points, so that by the time she gets there through many convoluted sentences, I ve already fo...This is my number one recommended read for climate change deniers Part memoir, part history, part science article, and part empathetic interviews, Rising tells the story of climate change in this country It is no longer a worry for the future It is already here.U.S citizens living in wetlands in Florida, Louisiana, and Staten Island are already retreating inland if they can afford it after experiencing year after year of record breaking storms and constant flooding Rush does an excellent This is my number one recommended read for climate change deniers Part memoir, part history, part science article, and part empathetic interviews, Rising tells the story of climate change in this country It is no longer a worry for the future It is already here.U.S citizens living in wetlands in Florida, Louisiana, and Staten Island are already retreating inland if they can afford it after experiencing year after year of record breaking storms and constant flooding Rush does an excellent job capturing what these people are thinking and feeling with a keen listening ear to many who are dismayed at leaving their ancestral homes, and to the few who refuse to leave Meanwhile she looks for hope in some restoration projects around the country but I can t say I m too optimistic based on the actions of our current administration.I don t find this book as incisiv...Without question the most powerful account of climate change I ve yet read, paying equal attention to human and nonhuman lives, race and class, geography and economics, emotion and reason At times it echoes Voices from Chernobyl in letting the victims of coastal destruction bear witness to their experience without mediation Throughout Rush s candor is remarkable, telling her story alongside of others, letting everyone have a say, and letting us feel the experience of ecological devastation a Without question the most powerful account of climate change I ve yet read, paying equal attention to human and nonhuman lives, race and class, geography and economics, emotion and reason At times it echoes Voices from Chernobyl in letting the victims of coastal destruction bear witness to their experience without mediation Throughout Rush s candor is remar...The best climate change book I ve ever read So much useful information but so personal and relevant to things that have already happened due to climate change A must read.This is an important book that should be read by all It is not a dry, academic read, and you won t find any textbook definitions of climate change or global warming here Instead, this is a boots on the ground account of what is really happening out there in our world right now And it s not good.Elizabeth Rush documents how land is disappearing before our eyes, right here in our own country Every year, maps of the coastline need to be redrawn, as tidal marshes, mangroves, and swampland erode This is an important book that should be read by all It is not a dry, academic read, and you won t find any textbook definitions of climate change or global warming here Instead, this is a boots on the ground account of what is really happening out there in our world right now And it s not good.Elizabeth Rush documents how land is disappearing before our eyes, right here in our own country Every year, maps of the coastline need to be redrawn, as tidal marshes, mangroves, and swampland erode at an unprecedented rate Salt water levels are rising up and getting into the root systems of trees and plants, effectively killing them These trees and plants provide habitat for wildlife, and when they disappear, the wildlife disappears with them.Neighborhoods off Florida s coast routinely flood du...Beautiful, beautiful writing about climate change and the ways it is currently affecting coastal communities, both human and non human, in the US Rush blends science, politics, nature writing, and history into a compelling narrative The book is full of keen observations about nature and landscape, and a nuanced understanding of the ways that classism, racism, history, and privilege affect who climate change harms most This book was a hard read, but it was not without hope Not because Rush ar Beautiful, beautiful writing about climate change and the ways it is currently affecting coastal communities, both human and non human, in the US Rush blends science, politics, nature writing, and history into a compelling narrative The book is full of keen observations about nature and landscape, and a nuanced understanding of the ways that classism, racism, history, and privilege affect who climate change harms most This book was a hard read, but it was not without hope Not because Rush argues that we can stop or even slow climate change, but in her thoughtful reflections on what it means to retreat, and the opportunities that retreat and adaption provide for learning ho...Read my review in Earth Island Journal.Excellent book that covers sea level rise across the US, but largely from the perspective of the people who are affected Rush includes the science of sea level rise and the changes in tidal marshes and other areas affected by the sea, but her real focus is on the people usually marginalized, low income, etc affected by the change There s a weird section in the middle where she tries to link the risk of sexual harassment assault to the risk of sea level rise that doesn t really work, no ma Excellent book that covers sea level rise across the US, but largely from the perspective of the people who are affected Rush includes the science of sea level rise and the changes in tidal marshes and other areas affected by the sea, but her real focus is on the people usually marginalized, low income, etc affected by the change There s a weird section in the middle where she tries to link the risk of sexual harassment assault to the risk of sea level rise that...

Rising
  • 27 August 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 320 pages
  • 1571313672
  • Elizabeth Rush
  • Rising