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Book SynopsisPEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Winner * Golden Poppy Award Winner for Nonfiction * California Book Awards Gold Medal Winner * A Great Read from Great Places selected by the Library of Congress * A San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year * American Book Award Winner * An Architect's Newspaper Best Book of 2023 * 2024 Nautilus Book Awards Silver Medal WinnerNow in paperback: a deeply researched and reported (San Francisco Chronicle) exploration of sea level rise in California that breathes exquisite detail and dialogue (Science Magazine) into the subject. Viscerally urgent, thoroughly reported, and compellingly writtena must-read for our uncertain times. Ed Yong, author of An Immense WorldWhen do seawalls make sense? And when is it better to give in to the tides? [...] In California Against the Sea, Xia [...] writes about the difficult realities of trying to incorporate fairness into our tally of costs and benefits. The New YorkerAlong California's 1,200-mile coas
