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The Republican-dominated Virginia legislature has effectively banned the discussion of climate change--one legislator called sea-level rise a "left-wing term." Instead, the politically acceptable phrase in Virginia is "recurrent flooding."
The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World | 
The Republican-dominated Virginia legislature has effectively banned the discussion of climate change--one legislator called sea-level rise a "left-wing term." Instead, the politically acceptable phrase in Virginia is "recurrent flooding."
New York is a sea-level-rise hotspot. Because of changes in ocean dynamics, as well as the fact that the ground beneath the city is sinking as the continent recovers from the last ice age, seas are now rising about 50 percent faster in the New York area than the global average.
This is a contradiction. It's false to write that animals died, and then, in the very next sentence, write that "no one" died. Someone did die. Animals did. I know what he meant by that; he meant that people didn't die, but it's yet another one of the countless ways that humans have of saying that animals don't matter.
Goodell then writes:
The slowdown isn't much, just a few thousandths of a second each year, but like the barely noticeable jump of rising seas every year, it adds up. When dinosaurs roamed the earth, a day lasted only about twenty-three hours.
Goodell then writes:
This doesnt mean that cutting CO2 is pointless. On the contrary. If we can hold the warming to about three degrees Fahrenheit above preindustrial temperatures, we might only face two feet of sea-level rise this century, giving people more time to adapt.
pickAnother really good deep dive into a specific climate issue. This was just the right amount political, historical, philosophical and scientific and I‘ve learned a lot of quite complicated stuff that I think I‘ll actually remember! Recommend to anyone interested in climate change looking to be better informed! It covered New York, Florida, Louisiana, the Marshall Islands, Venice, the Netherlands and London.
#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain
1. Tagged book (amazing one on adapting cities to rising sea levels due to climate change) and Passing by Nella Larsen, which is just as good as everyone says!
2. Native Son by James Baldwin and The Sea The Sea by Iris Murdoch are my library ebook loans that expire first
3. Probably To All The Boys I Loved Before but not sure? I haven‘t seen a lot of movies recently
Sitting at work reading... While thinking about the other book I left at home that I really wanted to start... 😭
#BookCheating
#OnlySlightlyObsessed
Shepherd‘s pie isn‘t the most photogenic food... but it is super yummy 😋
Cozy dinner to pair with a good book on a cold night.
pickChanges how you think about climate change--esp. for floridians
I started this book a few months ago but had to return it to the library. I‘ve been thinking about it ever since so I finally rechecked it out. I‘m excited to finish it at last!
pickThis book is an easy read, and has good citations for the information the author provides. I don‘t think it‘s the best book on the dangers of the impact of climate change on water, but I do think it‘s a decent starting point. Prepared to be depressed if you read this book, but not as depressed as you should be. 2/5 stars. Read if you want to be informed about rising waters
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