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Really well researched and gives a broad picture of many of the climate/weather related crises that are bubbling at various spots in the US.

I would have liked to see a bit more (even if just speculation) on the future of where people will go to and how they will adapt. There is a chapter that lays out the path forward a bit, but doesn’t quite go out as far on a limb as to be incredibly compelling.

bookishdagger's review

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informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

i went to the zoo a LOT as a kid and one of my favorite exhibits was the swamp exhibit. i was captivated by a little section at the end about how the swamplands were slowly being demolished, and the long term consequences this would have for climate change and the severity of flooding in adjacent areas. at the time i mostly liked the exhibit because of the flashy way it was presented, in a diorama with sound effects. the information has stuck with me nevertheless, and i thought about it a LOT when i was reading this book.

this book was recommended to me as being for fans of narrative nonfiction and on that front it succeeded. it also reawakened my climate anxiety, but i think that's a necessary price to pay to think more deeply about the questions this book raises. we are already seeing displacement due to climate change, and it will only get worse, regardless of if our society does what's necessary to slow carbon emissions. this book also, once again, made me realize how dire the housing crisis in the us is, and how much change is needed on that front too. i learned a lot from this book and i feel like it's a must read for pretty much anyone.

elenaakers's review against another edition

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5.0

The disappointing revelation that in the end I’ll probably have to move back to Ohio (but actually this was a really stellar, if frightening, look at the ways climate change will affect us in the present and very near future)