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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Again , this process , continuing for seven thousand years along the Gulf coast ,
created the land below New Orleans and the surrounding region . Then , in 1718
, the French arrived . Their original flood levees , continuously maintained and ...
Again , this process , continuing for seven thousand years along the Gulf coast ,
created the land below New Orleans and the surrounding region . Then , in 1718
, the French arrived . Their original flood levees , continuously maintained and ...
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Would building ( flood ) barriers simply postpone the inevitable : As sea - level
rise accelerates , would we be setting a trap in which we feel safe behind barriers
and continue to invest in areas that ultimately will be flooded ? " Are we really ...
Would building ( flood ) barriers simply postpone the inevitable : As sea - level
rise accelerates , would we be setting a trap in which we feel safe behind barriers
and continue to invest in areas that ultimately will be flooded ? " Are we really ...
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The planet is definitely warming , he said all along , and will continue to warm ,
perhaps dramatically , as long as human - induced greenhouse gases continue
to accumulate in the atmosphere . The past two decades show that Hansen , and
...
The planet is definitely warming , he said all along , and will continue to warm ,
perhaps dramatically , as long as human - induced greenhouse gases continue
to accumulate in the atmosphere . The past two decades show that Hansen , and
...
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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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