Feeling the Heat

Dispatches from the Frontlines of Climate Change

Jim Motavalli

194 pages, parution le 04/05/2004

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For an increasing number of people, global warming is not an academic and scientific debate, but a matter of survival. As the planet warms at a rate of four degrees fahrenheit per century, violent storms are increasing in frequency, icebergs are melting, the sea level is rising, species are losing their habitats and temperature records are being broken. Feeling the Heat consists of chapter-length visits by well-known authors to actual world 'hot' spots, where people are already coping day-to-day with the consequences of climactic disruption. The locations for the book were strategically chosen because each represents a separate and important global warming impact, such as rising tides, melting glaciers, evolving ecosystems and air pollution. Feeling the Heat takes global warming out of the realm of armchair speculation and arcane scientific debate, revealing the process of climate change to be ongoing, serious and immediate.

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Part 1: Human Impacts
- China: The cost of coal Mark Hertsgaard
- Europe: Planning ahead Colin Woodward
- Greater New York: Urban anxiety Jim Motavalli
- Antigua and Barbuda: Islands under siege Dick Russell
- Asia: Clouds got in the way Jim Motavalli Through a Lens, Darkly: A photoessay Gary Braasch
Part 2: Ecosystems in Trouble
- Alaska and the Western Arctic: The ice retreats Kieran Mulvaney
- The California Coast: Marine migrations and the collapsing food chain Orna Izakson
- Australia, Florida and Fiji: Reefs at risk David Helvarg
- Pacific Northwest: The incredible shrinking glaciers Sally Deneen
- Antarctica: The ice is moving David Helvarg End Notes About E Magazine

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Routledge
Auteur(s)	Jim Motavalli
Parution	04/05/2004
Nb. de pages	194
Format	15 x 23
Couverture	Broché
Poids	365g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780415946568
ISBN13	978-0-415-94656-8