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Assessing The Costs Of Adapting To Sea-Level Rise: A Case Study Of San Francisco Bay, Peter H. Gleick, Edwin P. Maurer
Assessing The Costs Of Adapting To Sea-Level Rise: A Case Study Of San Francisco Bay, Peter H. Gleick, Edwin P. Maurer
Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering
Atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), tropospheric ozone (O3), chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), and other trace gases are growing due to human activities. These trace gases are transparent to incoming solar radiation and trap outgoing infrared (heat) radiation, acting like a blanket to warm the Earth. Without any of these gases in the atmosphere, the surface of the Earth would be about 35 C (70 F) colder than at present, and life, if any could exist, would be quite different. This natural greenhouse effect is being intensified by human activities that accelerate the emission of these trace …