"Tony Bartelme is our climate change poet, reminding us that global warming threatens not only our livelihoods but the beauty and function of nature around us. Rising Waters reads like the Silent Spring of our times. "

  • Kerry Emanuel, Professor Emeritus of Atmospheric Science, M.I.T.

Reviews

"Rising Waters is solid truth in a time of denial. Journalist Tony Bartelme puts on the first-person gloves and meanders through the Lowcountry on journeys that will leave the reader sweaty, wet, mucked up in pluff mud, bug bitten and a bit befuddled. Most importantly though, is the wonder, awe, and concern for the natural world that he imparts."
  •  J. Drew Lanham, Clemson professor and author The Home Place and Joy is the Justice We Give Ourselves.

"From a vantage point a few feet above sea level (on a good day), Tony Bartelme offers a fine view of what climate change looks like and means across the world. A valuable addition to the green bookshelf!"
  • Bill McKibben, author Here Comes the Sun and The End of Nature

“With clarity of thought and passionate writing, Tony Bartelme’s stories in Rising Waters are a call to action to protect the fragile ecosystem we depend on for so much of who we are.”

  • Richard Porcher, Professor Emeritus, The Citadel.

“Tony Bartelme has an unparalleled ability to illuminate complex, global environmental problems through stories that are local, personal, fresh, and compelling.”

  • Dana Beach, author and founder of Coastal Conservation League.

“A lyrical, inspirational and altogether rewarding account …

– Tom Brokaw, author of The Greatest Generation
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“A Surgeon in the Village turns the modern philanthropic paradigm on its head.”
– Danielle Ofri, author of What Doctors Feel
“Exceptionally well written … this is a book that every student and practitioner of global surgery will find enjoyable and inspiring reading.”
– Dr. Haile T. Debas, surgeon and founder of UC San Francisco Global Health Sciences.
“This is a fine book about a devoted doctor attempting to help Tanzanians help themselves. A highly inspirational story … “
– Kirkus Reviews

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Ghost Bird: Few will ever see SC's elusive black rail. Will climate change make it vanish forever?

My new book "Rising Waters: Reports from Across a Rapidly Warming World" will be published soon by Evening Post Books. Please support your local bookstores! 

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