Will I love The Water Will Come?

The book starts with a brilliant fictional account of the flooding of Miami, thanks to global warming. But it won't be fictional for long. This is a sober, sobering discussion of the rising sea levels across the world and the nearly unsolvable problems it will bring. One of the most important----and least discussed ----consequences is the looming refugee crisis: the vast number of people living in low-lying areas along the seas who will be driven from their homes by the rising water. The culprit, of course, is the burning of fossil fuels. No matter how much "conservatives" deny it, fossil… show more.

“Build back better” won’t be a long-term strategy for responding to sea-level rise, storm wave attack, shoreline erosion, and flooding. As the Earth continues to warm, the planet’s ice will continue to melt, and sea-level will rise in response.

I like the way Jeff Goodell brings the science of global warming together with the experiences and observations of coastal communities around the world to sound a clear alarm over not only what has already happened, but also what is most certainly going to come. Building back better in the same location won’t solve the problems we are increasingly facing. We… show more.