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At home on an unruly planet : finding refuge on a changed Earth / Madeline Ostrander.

Summary:
"From rural Alaska to coastal Florida, a vivid account of Americans working to protect the places they call home in an era of climate crisis"-- Provided by publisher.
Once a distant forecast, climate change is now threatening our basic safety and forcing us to reexamine who we are and how we live. What happens when the seasons and rhythms in which we have built our lives go off-kilter. Ostrander offers vivid accounts of people fighting to protect places they love from increasingly dangerous circumstances. -- adapted from jacket

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781250620514
  • ISBN: 1250620511
  • Physical Description: 339 pages ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2022.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The fire -- Homesick -- The flood -- The first home -- The thaw -- The explosion -- The home fires burning -- Finding home ground -- Living with water -- Safe space -- Move home -- Clean house.
Subject: Environmental disasters > Social aspects > United States.
Environmental degradation > Social aspects > United States.
Climatic changes > Social aspects > United States.
Human beings > Effect of environment on > United States.
Americans > Interviews.
United States > Environmental conditions > 21st century.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Harbaugh-Thomas Library (Biglerville) 363.73 OSTRANDER (Text) 35740635865314 Nonfiction Available -
Martin Library Adults 363.73 OST Science Technology (Text) 33454005911573 2nd Floor Available -
Reading Public Library RPL - Main 363.7 Ost (Text) 33223008945130 Non-fiction Available -


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