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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It ' s a region featuring lots of water and marshes and farmland and sprawling
suburbs and lots and lots of people . It seemed so orderly and permanent on the
map . What a shame the atmosphere was changing . I pushed the first button , the
...
It ' s a region featuring lots of water and marshes and farmland and sprawling
suburbs and lots and lots of people . It seemed so orderly and permanent on the
map . What a shame the atmosphere was changing . I pushed the first button , the
...
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Sure , he pays lip service to ethanol and fuel cells , but our overall national
commitment continues to be the burning of lots and lots more coal and oil and
natural gas from around the world . Clean energy ? It ' s just too big a hassle .
Sure , he pays lip service to ethanol and fuel cells , but our overall national
commitment continues to be the burning of lots and lots more coal and oil and
natural gas from around the world . Clean energy ? It ' s just too big a hassle .
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Yes , we ' re going to need lots of wind farms and solar roofs before we ' re done
fixing global warming . But our nation ' s most valuable fuel on the path to a safe
climate — the fuel easiest to exploit in the shortest amount of time — is our ...
Yes , we ' re going to need lots of wind farms and solar roofs before we ' re done
fixing global warming . But our nation ' s most valuable fuel on the path to a safe
climate — the fuel easiest to exploit in the shortest amount of time — is our ...
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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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