(Pre-Order) Rising Waters: Reports from Across a Rapidly Warming World

What happens when the sea rises — and science fights back?

From the historic streets of Charleston, where high tides now flood curbs over seventy times a year, Rising Waters: Reports from Across a Rapidly Warming World takes readers on a deeply reported, globe-spanning journey into the frontlines of the climate crisis.

With the investigative rigor of a Pulitzer finalist and the lyrical touch of a storyteller, Tony Bartelme reveals what’s often invisible: carbon dioxide drifting from tailpipes, disappearing plankton beneath warming seas, and ecosystems unraveling before we understand how they work.

From the marshes of the American Southeast to the melting ice of Greenland, from the Sahara’s shifting sands to fragile coral reefs, Bartelme introduces us to NASA scientists, Inuit shamans, coral whisperers, and chemical detectives — all racing to decode the signs of a planet in flux.

Urgent, eye-opening, and poetic, Rising Waters is a call to see clearly, think deeply, and act decisively—before more of our world slips beneath the surface.

• For fans of Elizabeth Kolbert, Jeff Goodell, and Robin Wall Kimmerer
• Grounded in both global science and Southern landscapes
• Perfect for readers passionate about climate, conservation, and community

ABOUT TONY BARTELME

• The Gerald Loeb Foundation 
• Covering Climate Now 
• The Scripps Howard Foundation 
• The Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT 
• Columbia Journalism School’s John Chancellor Award (2021) 

Available for pre-order now. Available for purchase on July 29, 2025.