Escaping Nature

“Escaping Nature provides an excellent overview of climate change consequences and suggestions on how to effectively deal with these challenges. This book is for all those who are seemingly overwhelmed by the complexity and confusion that the climate change news and debate generate. It could catch on like wildfire!” - Albert C. Hine, coauthor of Sea Level Rise in Florida: Science, Impacts, and Options

“Presenting a concise overview of the many calamities facing humanity, Escaping Nature offers suggestions to mitigate climate change on the social and personal levels. For the nonspecialist but interested citizen, this book will be their source of content for many discussions over dinner and among friends for years to come.” - Joseph T. Kelley, coauthor of The World’s Beaches: A Global Guide to the Science of the Shoreline

"Escaping Nature is an illuminating, practical resource that summarizes the potential threats of climate change and recommends actionable steps to prepare and respond. . . . For an age when many feel overwhelmed by the uncertainties and threats of climate change, Escaping Nature shares a simple, straightforward action plan in a reasonable, encouraging voice." - Kristen Rabe, Foreword

"On the challenge of wrapping our heads around climate change—and actually doing something about it. . . . An eminently sensible user’s manual for saving the planet." - Kirkus Reviews

"The book explores the causes and manifestations of climate change, but also argues for ways to mitigate it and, in the meantime, adapt to it. . . . The response to such a future should not be despair, Pilkey and his co-authors argue. Rather it should be a combination of ingenuity and resilience. Find ways to rapidly reduce emissions and adjust to the changes that are already inevitable." - Ned Barnett, News & Observer

"Escaping Nature is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the full scope of the climate crisis and our potential responses to it. The authors have produced a work that is both a valuable reference and a compelling narrative that will likely serve as a crucial resource in the years to come as we grapple with the consequences of our changing world." - Laura Gattis, H-Oceans, H-Net Reviews

"One of the volume’s greatest strengths is its use of wide-ranging narrative and visual archives that give it a textbook quality while keeping its audience engaged through a range of illustrative measures. . . . [T]he authors synthesize an impressive amount of data, including artist-rendered maps of global reliance on fossil fuels; photographs of endangered and extinct species; archival accounts of weather event aftermath; and graphs that detail rising sea levels, rising temperatures, and increasingly drastic patterns of drought and flood. The authors’ integration of oral histories and contemporary first-person accounts, including how the Pilkeys’ ancestors and contemporary community members have dealt with environmental crises, are also welcome additions to the volume’s multidisciplinary approach." - Emily Hue, H-Environment, H-Net Reviews

"The book is a valuable resource for readers seeking to understand how extreme events in our environment are linked to global climate change, examining what has occurred in the recent decades and the various impacts. It also offers practical strategies for adaptation at the individual, community, and policy levels. It serves as a strong starting point for those new to the topic, offering valuable insights for navigating the climate crisis." - An-Min Wu, Geographical Review

"Escaping Nature provides geography teachers with both a conceptual framework and practical tools to engage students in critically examining humanity’s responses to climate change." - Stephanie Boden, Geographical Education