Sea Level Rise: A Slow Tsunami On America's Shores

"Duke Geology Professor Emeritus Orrin Pilkey has long written about how to live with changing shorelines, but his latest collaboration with his son Keith Pilkey sounds the alarm on the coastal crisis looming for the country. They identify the legal, political and financial decisions required to cope with sea level rise as it threatens nearly every aspect of American life, including commerce and shipping, the military, tourism and the design and functioning of major cities. The sober assessment questions whether the recent trend toward building resilient coastal communities is even possible."