Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Prologue xi
5. 1. Flee the sea: Climate refugees 1
6. 2. The end of the inupiat way of life 15
7. 3. Lord willing and the creek don’t rise: Sunny day flooding 27
8. 4. Dirty waters and worried minds: health concerns in an age of climate change 35
9. 5. The front line in the battle: the u.s. military 42
10. 6. At-risk coastal environments: is resilience futile? 51
11. 7. The environmental impact of surging seas: life at the edge 70
12. 8. Inundated infrastructure: imperiled energy facilities 79
13. 9. Coastal catastrophes: cities on the brink 95
14. 10. Under water: national flood insurance and climate gentrification 121
15. 11. What you can do about sea level rise 136
16. Appendix A: global delta population displacement potential by 2050 151
17. Appendix B: the economic and environmental price of holding the shoreline still with hard stabilization 152
18. Appendix C: living with the shore book series 153
19. References 155
20. Index 185