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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But many jurisdictions already require new coastal buildings be set back per the
best scientific projections of long - term sea - level rise and erosion . Meanwhile ,
a great deal of retreat has already begun , ranging from the abandoned island ...
But many jurisdictions already require new coastal buildings be set back per the
best scientific projections of long - term sea - level rise and erosion . Meanwhile ,
a great deal of retreat has already begun , ranging from the abandoned island ...
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The sky has already fallen . The results are in . The bad news as the city rebuilds
is that , even if it gets the full $ 14 billion needed to reconstruct coastal wetlands
and barrier islands , New Orleans is doomed to Atlantis status if global warming ...
The sky has already fallen . The results are in . The bad news as the city rebuilds
is that , even if it gets the full $ 14 billion needed to reconstruct coastal wetlands
and barrier islands , New Orleans is doomed to Atlantis status if global warming ...
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And thankfully Takoma Park , a politically progressive and diverse enclave of
seventeen thousand people , already had an official policy of fighting global
warming . The city was a member of the Cities for Climate Protection initiative , a
...
And thankfully Takoma Park , a politically progressive and diverse enclave of
seventeen thousand people , already had an official policy of fighting global
warming . The city was a member of the Cities for Climate Protection initiative , a
...
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INTRODUCTION | 1 |
The Real Reason Katrina Happened | 7 |
Why Do Societies Commit Suicide? | 33 |
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| 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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