Rising: dispatches from the new American shore

The password: Jacob's Point, Rhode Island

Part one: Rampikes. Persimmons: Isle de Jean Charles, Louisiana ; On gratitude: Laura Sewall: Small Point, Maine ; The marsh at the end of the world: Phippsburg, Maine ; Pulse: South Florida ; On reckoning: Dan Kipnis: Miami Beach, Florida

Part two: Rhizomes. On storms: Nicole Montalto: Oakwood Beach, Staten Island ; Divining rod: Oakwood Beach, Staten Island ; On vulnerability: Marilynn Wiggins: Pensacola, Florida ; Risk: Pensacola, Florida ; On opportunity: Chris Brunet: Isle de Jean Charles, Louisiana ; Goodbye cloud reflections in the bay: Isle de Jean Charles, Louisiana

Part three: Rising. Connecting the dots: H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest, Oregon ; On restoration: Richard Santos: Alviso, California ; Looking backward and forward in time: San Francisco Bay, California

Afterword: Franklin. Gert. Harvey. Irma. Jose. Katia. Lee. Maria. Nate. Ophelia.