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Useless Arithmetic: Why Environmental Scientists Can't Predict the Future
Noted coastal geologist Orrin Pilkey and environmental scientist Linda Pilkey-Jarvis show that the quantitative mathematical models policy makers and government administrators use to form environmental policies are seriously flawed. Based on unrealistic and sometimes false assumptions, these models ... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2007 -
Retreat from a Rising Sea: Hard Choices in an Age of Climate Change
Melting ice sheets and warming oceans are causing the seas to rise. By the end of this century, hundreds of millions of people living at low elevations along coasts will be forced to retreat to higher and safer ground. Because of sea-level rise, major storms will inundate areas farther inland and wi... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2016