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" The rising sea / "
Orrin H. Pilkey and Rob Young
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BL
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| Record Number
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694709
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b516898
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| Main Entry
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Pilkey, Orrin H.,1934-
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| Title & Author
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The rising sea /\ Orrin H. Pilkey and Rob Young
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| Publication Statement
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Washington, DC :: Island Press/Shearwater Books,, c2009
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xiv, 203 p. :: ill., maps ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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1597261912 (cloth : alk. paper)
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: 9781597261913 (cloth : alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-192) and index
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| Contents
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Living on the edge -- Why the sea is rising -- Predicting the unpredictable -- The 800-pound gorillas -- A sea of denial -- The living coasts -- People and the rising sea -- Ground zero : the Mississippi Delta -- Sounding retreat
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Coast changes
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Sea level
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| Dewey Classification
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363.34/93
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| LC Classification
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GC89.P48 2009
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GC89.P48 2009
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| Added Entry
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Young, Rob,1963-
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