This book is a travelogue that spotlights what a changing climate looks like on the local levelâ for wherever local happens to be. Michael M. Gunter, Jr. takes readers around the United States to bear witness to the many faces of the climate crisis.
This book is a travelogue that spotlights what a changing climate looks like on the local levelâ for wherever local happens to be. Michael M. Gunter, Jr. takes readers around the United States to bear witness to the many faces of the climate crisis.
Michael M. Gunter, Jr. is a Cornell Distinguished Faculty Member and Arthur Vining Davis Fellow at Rollins College. His books include Building the Next Ark: How NGOs Work to Protect Biodiversity (2004) and Tales of an Ecotourist: What Travel to Wild Places Can Teach Us About Climate Change (2018).
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Acknowledgments Introduction: This Land Is Your Land Part I. See It Yourself: Threats to the Home Front 1. Our Rising Seas 2. Flooding in the Forecast 3. Drought and Wildfire 4. More Extreme Weather 5. The Melt Is On 6. Changing Habitats and Species Diversity Loss 7. Ocean Trouble 8. Heat and Health Part II. Do It Yourself: Action Making a Difference 9. Here Comes the Sun 10. Living with Less 11. The Winds Are Changing 12. Building (and Rebuilding) Green 13. Additional Alternative Energies 14. Rethinking Our Cities 15. Living with Change Conclusion: Think Local, Act Local Notes Bibliography Index
Acknowledgments Introduction: This Land Is Your Land Part I. See It Yourself: Threats to the Home Front 1. Our Rising Seas 2. Flooding in the Forecast 3. Drought and Wildfire 4. More Extreme Weather 5. The Melt Is On 6. Changing Habitats and Species Diversity Loss 7. Ocean Trouble 8. Heat and Health Part II. Do It Yourself: Action Making a Difference 9. Here Comes the Sun 10. Living with Less 11. The Winds Are Changing 12. Building (and Rebuilding) Green 13. Additional Alternative Energies 14. Rethinking Our Cities 15. Living with Change Conclusion: Think Local, Act Local Notes Bibliography Index
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