Adapting to Flooding and Rising Sea Levels

by Susan Meyer

The world's oceans have been slowly rising for many years because of factors related to global warming, this poses future threats of sea water surging into coastal cities, leading to devastating flooding and catastrophic water damage. Currently, there are 643 million people around the world living in low-lying coastal areas at risk from climate change-related flooding. Readers are provided with outlines of current research to adapt to these new challenges,...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1448868475
• ISBN13: 9781448868476
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Rosen Central
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.5" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8