Orrin H. Pilkey is James B. Duke Professor Emeritus of Geology at the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University, and Founder and Director Emeritus of the Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines, based at Western Carolina University. Pilkey has written and edited many books, including, most recently, (with Rob Young) The Rising Sea and (with Linda Pilkey-Jarvis) Useless Arithmetic, an indictment of mathematical models used to predict environmental change. He is the author or co-author of many books in the Living with the Shore book series that he co-edited for Duke University Press. Pilkey is the recipient of numerous honors, including the Francis Shepard Medal for excellence in Marine Geology, the Priestley Award for distinguished contributions to environmental science, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the North Carolina Coastal Federation, and the Outstanding Public Service Award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Pilkey lives in Hillsborough, North Carolina.

Preface1. Global Changes and the Greenhouse Earth2. The Impact of Global Changes3. Doubts, Uncertainties, and Qualms4. The Manufacture of Dissent: The Global Warming Denial Lobby5. The Future of Ice6. Global Change in the Oceans7. Disappearing Civilizations8. Global Change in the Biosphere9. Plan B: Geoengineering to the Rescue?About the ArtBibliographyIndex

Discusses the major elements of global change and the current debate.