The Ravaging Tide: Strange Weather, Future Katrinas, and the Coming Death of America' s Coastal Cities - Rilegato

Tidwell, Mike

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ISBN 10: 074329470X ISBN 13: 9780743294706

Casa editrice: Free Pr, 2006

Riassunto

Predicts a rise in ocean levels throughout the next few decades and more catastrophic weather patterns that are threatening some of the nation's largest cities, identifying the consequences of the past century's consumption of fossil fuels.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Mike Tidwell predicted in vivid detail the Katrina hurricane disaster in his 2003 book, Bayou Farewell: The Rich Life and Tragic Death of Louisiana's Cajun Coast. He has written five books centered on the themes of travel and nature. These include Amazon Stranger (detailing efforts to save the Ecuadorian rain forest) and In the Mountains of Heaven (travels to exotic lands across the globe). Tidwell has won four Lowell Thomas awards, the highest prize in American travel journalism, and is a former grantee of the National Endowment for the Arts. His articles have appeared in many national publications. Tidwell is also founder and director of the U.S. Climate Emergency Council, based in Takoma Park, Maryland. A native of Georgia, he now lives in Maryland with his nine-year-old son, Sasha.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Free Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 074329470X
• ISBN 13: 9780743294706
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 196
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile