Climate change : a slow-burn existential threat /

There are islands in the Chesapeake Bay that have already succumbed to sea level rise, one of them is Holland Island. Even in a best case scenario, the consensus is that we'll get at least two feet of sea level rise by the year 2100. One big question is: What will happen when flooding gets wors...

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Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : Big Think, 2019.
Series:	Academic Video Online
Subjects:	Climatic changes. Sea level > Environmental aspects. Environmental refugees. Holland Island (Md.) > History. Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) Climat > Changements. Mer > Niveau > Aspect de l'environnement. Réfugiés environnementaux. Chesapeake, Baie de (Mar. et Virg.) Climatic changes Environmental refugees Sea level > Environmental aspects Atlantic Ocean > Chesapeake Bay Maryland > Holland Island Educational films History Short films Educational films. Short films. Films éducatifs. Courts métrages.
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Summary:	There are islands in the Chesapeake Bay that have already succumbed to sea level rise, one of them is Holland Island. Even in a best case scenario, the consensus is that we'll get at least two feet of sea level rise by the year 2100. One big question is: What will happen when flooding gets worse and worse and people decide there's no hope for them anymore to live in their respective towns.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed June 20, 2022).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (5 minutes)
Playing Time:	00:04:42