The Atlas of Disappearing Places: Our Coasts and Oceans in the Climate Cris is

US: New Press, The, 2021. Hardcover. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. A beautiful and engaging guide to global warming's impacts around the world Our planet is in peril. Seas are rising, oceans are acidifying, ice is melt ing, coasts are flooding, species are dying, and communities are faltering. Despite these dire circumstances, most of us don't have a clear sense of h ow the interconnected crises in our ocean are affecting the climate system, food webs, coastal cities, and biodiversity, and which solutions can help us co-create a better future. Through a rich combination of place-based storytelling, clear explanations of climate science and policy, and beautifully rendered maps that use a uni que ink-on-dried-seaweed technique, The Atlas of Disappearing Places depict s twenty locations across the globe, from Shanghai and Antarctica to Housto n and the Cook Islands. The authors describe four climate change impacts--c hanging chemistry, warming waters, strengthening storms, and rising seas--u sing the metaphor of the ocean as a body to draw parallels between natural systems and human systems. Each chapter paints a portrait of an existential threat in a particular pla ce, detailing what will be lost if we do not take bold action now. Weaving together contemporary stories and speculative "future histories" for each p lace, this work considers both the serious consequences if we continue to p ursue business as usual, and what we can do--from government policies to gr assroots activism--to write a different, more hopeful story. A beautiful work of art and.