Book Review: Rising Seas: Past, Present, Future
Author: Vivien Gornitz, PhD Publisher: Columbia University Press – 344 pages Book Review by: Paiso Jamakar Going back into tens and even hundreds of thousands of years ago, could previous rises in sea levels happen again, this time inundating tens of millions of people living in large coastal population centers like Bangkok, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Mumbai, New York City, Shanghai, and Tokyo? The inundation, destruction, and deaths of tens, even hundreds, of millions of people are very much possible, writes the author. That is why reading this book, as inhabitants of Mother Earth, is not just important,...
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