Hunt Janin is an American writer living in southwestern France. He has written numerous nonfiction and scholarly books on a range of subjects, including medieval history and cross-cultural studies. Scott Mandia is a professor of physical sciences at Suffolk County Community College on Long Island, New York. He has authored numerous weather and climate-related publications both in print and online.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Preface      Introduction      I. A Short Primer on Global Warming      II. The World Ocean and the Hydrologic Cycle      III. Why Should We Care About the Rise of the Oceans?      IV. Storm Surges and Other Extreme Events      V. The Changing Seas      VI. At the Edges of the Sea      VII. Cities and Countries of the Atlantic Ocean Basin      VIII. Cities and Countries of the Pacific Ocean Basin      IX. Cities and Countries of the Indian Ocean Basin      X. The West Antarctic Ice Sheet      XI. The Greenland Ice Sheet      XII. A Range of Options to Cope with Sea Level RiseTwo Case Studies—the Netherlands and the United States      XIII. Impacts of Sea Level Rise      XIV. Getting to Know the Experts      XV. Very Long Term Prospects for the World’s Shorelines      XVI. Conclusions: Looking Ahead      Appendices1. Climate Change Conferences: The 2009 Copenhagen, the 2010 Cancun and the 2011 Durban      2. The Impact on Ports of a 3.2 Foot (1 Meter) Sea Level Rise      3. Extreme Event Analysis      4. Sea Level Rise and Breakwater Damage      5. Possible Dutch Responses to a Sea Level Rise of 16.4 Feet (5 Meters)      6. Using a Bayesian Network to Predict Coastal Vulnerability to Sea Level Rise      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index

“Janin and Mandia are to be commended for their impressive writing skills, intelligent presentations, and unusually intensive information-gathering efforts...valuable...highly recommended”—Choice; “excellent new book...well-referenced and scientifically accurate”—Skeptical Science; “if you’re looking for a comprehensive discussion of one of the most pressing issues on the planet...the threat of global sea level rise...then this is the book for you.”—Michael E. Mann, Penn State University, Nobel Peace Prize winner.