{"product_id":"against-the-seas-mary-soderstrom-9781459750487","title":"Against the Seas: Saving Civilizations from Rising Waters","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn incredible read.... While unflinching in her analysis, Soderstrom nevertheless gifts us with a message of hope and resilience. -- MAUDE BARLOW, activist and author of \u003cem\u003eStill Hopeful: Lessons from a Lifetime of Activism\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat can we learn about coping with rising sea levels from ancient times?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe scenario we are facing is scary: within a few decades, sea levels around the world may well rise by a metre or more as glaciers and ice caps melt due to climate change. Large parts of our coastal cities will be flooded, the basic outline of our world will be changed, and torrential rains will present their own challenges. But this is not the first time that people have had to cope with threatening waters, because sea levels have been rising for thousands of years, ever since the end of the last Ice Age. Stories told by the Indigenous people in Australia and on the Pacific coast of North America, and those found in the Bible and the Epic of Gilgamesh, as well as Roman and Chinese histories all bear witness to just how traumatic these experiences were. The responses to these challenges varied: people adapted by building dikes, canals, and seawalls; by resorting to prayer or magic; and, very often, by moving out of the way of the rushing waters. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAgainst the Seas\u003c\/em\u003e explores these stories as well as the various measures being taken today to combat rising waters, focusing on five regions: Indonesia, Shanghai, the Sundarbans of Bangladesh, the Salish Sea, and the estuary of the St. Lawrence River. What happened in the past and what is being tried today may help us in the future and, if nothing else, give us hope that we will survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Soderstrom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1459750489\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781459750487\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dundurn Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/28\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/30\/2023","brand":"Mary Soderstrom","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44066397421823,"sku":"9781459750487","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_75e7dd5d-2813-45e9-a9c4-c09835c2bb01.jpg?v=1685407032","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/against-the-seas-mary-soderstrom-9781459750487","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}