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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From there it ' s pretty straightforward : If you profoundly disrupt one major aspect
of a natural system as colossal as the lower Mississippi River , you profoundly
disrupt all aspects of that system . If you build towering flood levees along the
river ...
From there it ' s pretty straightforward : If you profoundly disrupt one major aspect
of a natural system as colossal as the lower Mississippi River , you profoundly
disrupt all aspects of that system . If you build towering flood levees along the
river ...
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sil fuel inputs on the farm - diesel for the tractor and combine , natural gas to dry
and shell the corn , diesel to transport it to my home — the net carbon dioxide
released by my stove is 85 percent less than with natural gas heating . A senior ...
sil fuel inputs on the farm - diesel for the tractor and combine , natural gas to dry
and shell the corn , diesel to transport it to my home — the net carbon dioxide
released by my stove is 85 percent less than with natural gas heating . A senior ...
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National Weather Service , 147 National Wildlife Foundation , 146 Native
Americans , 11 natural gas , 52 , 61 , 121 , 130 , 131 – 32 , 134 , 138 natural gas
industry , 16 , 17 , 37 - 38 , 46 natural gas platforms , 11 natural gas production ,
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National Weather Service , 147 National Wildlife Foundation , 146 Native
Americans , 11 natural gas , 52 , 61 , 121 , 130 , 131 – 32 , 134 , 138 natural gas
industry , 16 , 17 , 37 - 38 , 46 natural gas platforms , 11 natural gas production ,
27 - 28 ...
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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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