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#MayMontage #ScienceRelated I was supposed to read this for the Science Friday NPR book club , got busy , still on my TBR.Hardly a day goes by where you don‘t hear about climate change and odd weather events everywhere in the world.This specifically relates to the U.S. Hope to get to it soon.

#bookmail is the best mail ! Bought tagged book because of NPR science Friday bookclub , I am a week behind on the reading, this is their October book. Season of the Witch was recommended by a friend, I‘m sure I know some of the history from living there & reading a lot about the city, always room for more . https://www.sciencefriday.com/articles/preview-rising-elizabeth-rush/

#3Books @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

I decided to go with a nonfiction theme for the choices of books I loved. 💚💜💚

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks This one gives me another bingo.

The loss of coastal wetlands is something near and dear to my heart since I grew up in coastal Louisiana.

Elizabeth Rush does a great job of presenting issues surrounding climate change, sea level rise, and coastal erosion with both research and heartfelt human stories. I like that she presented issues from around the US because this is a problem that we all face.

Rising looks at the human cost of rising sea levels primarily by focusing in individuals in hard hit areas like Florida, New Orleans, and New York. There is a bit of science here as well to frame the narrative which is very engaging. While not an uplifting book (sorry, pun not intended), it is at once interesting, important, and timely.

Due to global warming, arctic ice is melting at an exponentially higher rate than previously thought which leads to sea rise which leads to dying coastal ecosystems as the ground becomes inundated with salt water versus freshwater. Rush‘s writing is accessible and I think she did a great job connecting all the dots from the environmental to the socioeconomic to the personal. Scary to read but better to be knowledgeable. Pick!

This book has brought it home that we are never going back and can‘t come back from climate change. I mean, we know, but we‘re in denial. This book is so informative, but it‘s a downer. I needed this paragraph.

This is my favorite read of #scienceseptember so far. Rush, who I saw read at AWP this year, combines individual narratives with broader looks at communities confronting changes in shoreline because of climate change and human impact. Fascinating stuff from a rotting wetland in Maine to a disappearing community in Louisiana. And even more interesting to read about Hurricane Sandy as Hurricane Florence approaches. #hoopla

My #libraryhaul has a theme. One word title with a colon followed by something terrible. #TBR #climatechange #inequality #poverty #americathegreatsham

I live in a community that is being affected by sea rise, so this was a particularly poignant read for me. Rush‘s lyrical approach to long form journalism can be a little dense, but it is worth a little wading to get to the facts behind her urgent message.

I am done dreaming the earth undrowned; it is no longer a useful skill.