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4.31 AVERAGE
4.31 AVERAGE
Very good. A realistic and non-fearmongering read about the current and future impacts of climate change on human migration. This quote from the book sums it up: "For many Americans, climate change will look like letting go of their old ideas of home, ideas that in many cases are synonymous with the American Dream."
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This book is very well written and informative. The stories told illustrate trends already seen and related them to the future. You’ll end with a lot to think about…
Excellent read. Each section of the book highlights an are of the US impacted by climate disaster and the challenges in living and rebuilding there including: Florida Keys, Kingston NC, Santa Rosa, pointe au chien Louisiana, Houston, pineal cty AZ, and Norfolk. How will the US support those who will be forced to move from their homes due to climate disasters. Will the US budget need more and will taxpayers pay for this? Does the government owe its citizens the freedom to live wherever they want no matter the risk or does it have a responsibility to move them out of vulnerable places? Our leaders must start addressing the issue on local and national level. The next century may usher us into a brutal and unpredictable world, where only the wealthiest and privileged are protected but we can make a world where one’s right to shelter is a guarantee.
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Anecdote/narrative heavy nonfiction. Data backs up each of the stories. I’ll think about this book for a long time. I didn’t feel hollow when it was over, which is typically how climate literature makes me feel. Good job all around!
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One of the most essential nonfiction books you can read. Bittle's ability to write about his interviewees with empathy is a rare skill for this kind of subject matter (I also appreciated his ability to condense difficult macro-level policies into layman's terms). The chapters on water rights in Pinal County, Arizona and the fruit grove in Big Pine Key, Florida resonated most for me, but there are no weak stories here. The chapter on wildfires was especially poignant given last month's climate disaster in Los Angeles.