Ward, Peter Douglas, 1949-

The flooded earth : our future in a world without ice caps / Peter D. Ward. - New York : Basic Books, c2010. - vii, 261 p. : maps ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Miami beached -- Rising sea -- Rising carbon dioxide -- Flood of humans -- Feeding humanity amid rising sea level -- Greenland, Antarctica, and sea level -- Flooding of coastal countries and cities -- Extinction? -- Stopping catastrophic sea level rise.

9780465009497 (alk. paper) 0465009492 (alk. paper)

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Ice caps.
Ice sheets.
Global warming.
Sea level.

GB2401.7 / .W37 2010

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