Table of Contents Acknowledgments vii Preface 1 Introduction 3 I. A Short Primer on Global Warming 9 II. The World Ocean and the Hydrologic Cycle 20 III. Why Should We Care About the Rise of the Oceans? 24 IV. Storm Surges and Other Extreme Events 39 V. The Changing Seas 48 VI. At the Edges of the Sea 53 VII. Cities and Countries of the Atlantic Ocean Basin 60 VIII.

Cities and Countries of the Pacific Ocean Basin 78 IX. Cities and Countries of the Indian Ocean Basin 91 X. The West Antarctic Ice Sheet 100 XI. The Greenland Ice Sheet 106 XII. A Range of Options to Cope with Sea Level Rise Two Case Studies--the Netherlands and the United States 110 XIII. Impacts of Sea Level Rise 119 XIV. Getting to Know the Experts 133 XV. Very Long Term Prospects for the World's Shorelines 149 XVI.

Conclusions: Looking Ahead 158 Appendices 1. Climate Change Conferences: The 2009 Copenhagen, the 2010 Cancun and the 2011 Durban 163 2. The Impact on Ports of a 3.2 Foot (1 Meter) Sea Level Rise 164 3. Extreme Event Analysis 165 4. Sea Level Rise and Breakwater Damage 166 5. Possible Dutch Responses to a Sea Level Rise of 16.4 Feet (5 Meters) 167 6.

Using a Bayesian Network to Predict Coastal Vulnerability to Sea Level Rise 168 Chapter Notes 171 Bibliography 183 Index 205.