American Exodus - Climate Change and the Coming Flight for S

American Exodus - Climate Change and the Coming Flight for S

Postby Oscar » Thu Nov 10, 2016 11:55 am

American Exodus - Climate Change and the Coming Flight for Survival

[ http://www.newsociety.com/Books/A/American-Exodus ]

by Giles Slade November 1, 2013

Paperback – 288 pages
BISAC: Publisher: New Society Publishers
ISBN: 9780865717497
Pub. Date: 2013-11-01

Some scientists predict the sea will rise 1.5 meters before 2100, but rapidly melting polar ice caps could make the real amount much higher. In the coming century, intensifying storms will batter our coasts, and droughts and heat events will be annual threats. All this will occur as population grows, and declining water resources desiccate agriculture. What will happen when the United States cannot provide food or fresh water for the overheated, overcrowded cities where 80% of Americans currently live?

The good news is that this overall decline of habitability in the mid-latitudes will be matched by increases in the carrying capacity of sparsely populated lands above the 49th parallel. This phenomenon suggests that waves of environmental refugees will travel poleward as southern conditions worsen. Our northern lands are our Noah's ark - a vital refuge against the moment of mankind's greatest need.

In this compelling cautionary tale, Slade argues that we are entering a long period of global desperation which will be characterized by human migration on an unprecedented scale. American Exodus is a frighteningly believable survey of our immediate future, but it ends on a note of hope: we may yet survive the coming century of climatic change if we act now to safeguard our shelter of last resort.
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