Climate ChangeImpact on Coastal Habitation

Temperature & precipitation increase & decrease because of natural causes. However, anthropogenic changes, such as an enhanced greenhouse effect, may result in alterations in the regional climate & in relative sea level. Serious changes in climate & sea level-with adverse effects particularly along low-lying coasts-would affect millions of people. Climate Change takes an in-depth, worldwide look at coastal habitation with respect to these natural & anthropogenic changes. No universally applicable coastal model can be used to describe climatic changes. This unique book provides individual discussions of beaches & barrier islands, cliffs, deltas, tidal flats & wetlands, reefs, & atolls. The impact of climatic change on coastal ecology & agriculture is investigated, & human responses to the effects of climatic change along the world's coasts are included.