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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Then , in 1718 , the French arrived . Their original flood levees , continuously
maintained and expanded to the present moment , have completely erased half
of the ancient , natural equation . The lower Mississippi has been completely
tamed .
Then , in 1718 , the French arrived . Their original flood levees , continuously
maintained and expanded to the present moment , have completely erased half
of the ancient , natural equation . The lower Mississippi has been completely
tamed .
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In the spring of 2002 , this frozen monolith the size of Rhode Island completely
collapsed and disintegrated over a thirty - one - day period due to warming water
from below and warming air from above . And in September 2003 , the Arctic ...
In the spring of 2002 , this frozen monolith the size of Rhode Island completely
collapsed and disintegrated over a thirty - one - day period due to warming water
from below and warming air from above . And in September 2003 , the Arctic ...
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And Pacific Island nations , completely innocent , will disappear completely .
Meanwhile , the United States , with just 4 . 5 percent of the world ' s population ,
is directly responsible for a staggering 25 percent of all the man - made
greenhouse ...
And Pacific Island nations , completely innocent , will disappear completely .
Meanwhile , the United States , with just 4 . 5 percent of the world ' s population ,
is directly responsible for a staggering 25 percent of all the man - made
greenhouse ...
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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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