The Ravaging Tide: Strange Weather, Future Katrinas, and the Coming Death of America's Coastal CitiesFree Press, 2006 - 196 páginas Predicts 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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... HURRICANE SEASON was unusually " active " or " powerful " is like saying a nuclear explosion is " active " compared to a conventional TNT bomb . The truth is there's no adequate way to de- scribe what happened during that 2005 storm ...
... HURRICANE SEASON was unusually " active " or " powerful " is like saying a nuclear explosion is " active " compared to a conventional TNT bomb . The truth is there's no adequate way to de- scribe what happened during that 2005 storm ...
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... Hurricane Wilma struck Florida south of Naples , crossed over the Everglades , and still survived as the worst hurricane Fort Lauderdale had seen in fifty - five years . Imagine if Wilma had crossed over not a hundred miles of marsh ...
... Hurricane Wilma struck Florida south of Naples , crossed over the Everglades , and still survived as the worst hurricane Fort Lauderdale had seen in fifty - five years . Imagine if Wilma had crossed over not a hundred miles of marsh ...
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... hurricane intensity , 95–99 intense hurricanes and , 147-48 lack of rational policy on , 151-53 national policy on , 156-57 , 172 rate of , 52-53 sea - level rise and , 66-67 , 99 , 100 , 170 , 174 skeptics on , 143-44 storm severity ...
... hurricane intensity , 95–99 intense hurricanes and , 147-48 lack of rational policy on , 151-53 national policy on , 156-57 , 172 rate of , 52-53 sea - level rise and , 66-67 , 99 , 100 , 170 , 174 skeptics on , 143-44 storm severity ...
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INTRODUCTION | 1 |
The Real Reason Katrina Happened | 7 |
Ignoring the Warning Signs in Louisiana | 20 |
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