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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The oil industry ' s relationship to global warming has been frightfully similar , of
course , and equally harmful , as we ' ll soon see . Compounding matters in
Louisiana was the famously laidback culture of the region itself . The very
elements ...
The oil industry ' s relationship to global warming has been frightfully similar , of
course , and equally harmful , as we ' ll soon see . Compounding matters in
Louisiana was the famously laidback culture of the region itself . The very
elements ...
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section of the U . S . Gulf coast or Atlantic coast is safe from this heightened threat
, of course . Whether you live in a Corpus Christi beach bungalow or a high - rise
condo along the Jersey shore , this is , like it or not , your reality . But some ...
section of the U . S . Gulf coast or Atlantic coast is safe from this heightened threat
, of course . Whether you live in a Corpus Christi beach bungalow or a high - rise
condo along the Jersey shore , this is , like it or not , your reality . But some ...
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So of course I understand how California shed 11 percent of its electricity load in
just a few weeks without really trying . Of course I understand how western
Europeans use half the energy per capita that we do while enjoying the same
level of ...
So of course I understand how California shed 11 percent of its electricity load in
just a few weeks without really trying . Of course I understand how western
Europeans use half the energy per capita that we do while enjoying the same
level of ...
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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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