The Ravaging Tide: Strange Weather, Future Katrinas, and the Coming Death of America's Coastal CitiesPredicts a rise in ocean levels throughout the next few decades and more catastrophic weather patterns that are threatening some of the nation's largest cities, identifying the consequences of the past century's consumption of fossil fuels. |
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It seems more like Nazi Germany or the Soviet Union than the United States ” at
NOAA , Hansen said . NOAA is widely considered the nation ' s leading science
agency . Among its many vital offices are the National Weather Service and the ...
It seems more like Nazi Germany or the Soviet Union than the United States ” at
NOAA , Hansen said . NOAA is widely considered the nation ' s leading science
agency . Among its many vital offices are the National Weather Service and the ...
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Even after a third study in March 2006 by Georgia Tech scientists linked bigger
storms to warming oceans , the NOAA Web site continued to totally ignore the
tsunami of data , sticking instead to the natural cycle story as this book went to
press .
Even after a third study in March 2006 by Georgia Tech scientists linked bigger
storms to warming oceans , the NOAA Web site continued to totally ignore the
tsunami of data , sticking instead to the natural cycle story as this book went to
press .
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As this book goes to press , yet another study — this one led by a scientist at
NOAA itself — has been published linking potential hurricane growth to global
warming . Thomas Knutson examined sea - surface temperatures off the coast of
west ...
As this book goes to press , yet another study — this one led by a scientist at
NOAA itself — has been published linking potential hurricane growth to global
warming . Thomas Knutson examined sea - surface temperatures off the coast of
west ...
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INTRODUCTION | 1 |
The Real Reason Katrina Happened | 7 |
Why Do Societies Commit Suicide? | 33 |
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Información bibliográfica
| Título | The Ravaging Tide: Strange Weather, Future Katrinas, and the Coming Death of America's Coastal Cities |
| Autor | Mike Tidwell |
| Editor | Free Press, 2006 |
| ISBN | 1416560246, 9781416560241 |
| Largo | 196 páginas |
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