California Against the Sea av Rosanna Xia

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<p><b>Now in paperback: a "deeply researched and reported" (<i>San Francisco Chronicle</i>) exploration of sea level rise in California that "breathes exquisite detail and dialogue" (<i>Science Magazine</i>) into the subject.</b></p><p>"Viscerally urgent, thoroughly reported, and compellingly written—a must-read for our uncertain times." —<b>Ed Yong</b>, author of <i>An Immense World</i></p><p>"When do seawalls make sense? And when is it better to give in to the tides? [...] <i>In California Against the Sea</i>, Xia [...] writes about the difficult realities of trying to incorporate fairness into our tally of costs and benefits." —<b><i>The New Yorker</i></b></p><p>Along California''s 1,200-mile coastline, the overheated Pacific Ocean is rising and pressing in, imperiling both wildlife and the maritime towns and cities that 27 million people call home. In <i>California Against the Sea</i>, <i>Los Angeles Times</i> coastal reporter Rosan