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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IF ONLY IT WERE ALL A DREAM : oceans warming , hurricanes growing ,
Greenland melting , Florida drowning . If only it were pure science fiction when
we talk about towering floodgates and cyclones hitting Europe and sea - level
rise of ...
IF ONLY IT WERE ALL A DREAM : oceans warming , hurricanes growing ,
Greenland melting , Florida drowning . If only it were pure science fiction when
we talk about towering floodgates and cyclones hitting Europe and sea - level
rise of ...
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And as our economy continues to grow , we can offset rising annual energy
demand with ongoing new gains in efficiency ... as in corn ethanol ) , this process
allows conversion to alcohol of fast - growing , high - energy crops like switch
grass .
And as our economy continues to grow , we can offset rising annual energy
demand with ongoing new gains in efficiency ... as in corn ethanol ) , this process
allows conversion to alcohol of fast - growing , high - energy crops like switch
grass .
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And yet they ' re pushing forward with huge additional greenhouse gas cuts while
continuing to grow Europe ' s biggest national economy . So when George Bush
rejects Kyoto and all other clean energy commitments urged on us by the rest ...
And yet they ' re pushing forward with huge additional greenhouse gas cuts while
continuing to grow Europe ' s biggest national economy . So when George Bush
rejects Kyoto and all other clean energy commitments urged on us by the rest ...
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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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