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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A startling debate has now broken out among many marine scientists as to
whether it ' s already too late to save the world ' s ancient coral reefs from the
ongoing and projected impacts of global warming . They could all be gone in our
lifetime ...
A startling debate has now broken out among many marine scientists as to
whether it ' s already too late to save the world ' s ancient coral reefs from the
ongoing and projected impacts of global warming . They could all be gone in our
lifetime ...
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Globally , sharp increases in malaria and dengue fever are projected and could
be devastating to populations that don ' t have strong public health systems to
contain them . ” But perhaps the biggest threat to U . S . health are the mega -
heat ...
Globally , sharp increases in malaria and dengue fever are projected and could
be devastating to populations that don ' t have strong public health systems to
contain them . ” But perhaps the biggest threat to U . S . health are the mega -
heat ...
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Maybe nature will surprise us or we ' ll make just enough energy changes in just
enough time to keep the sea - level rise to the lower end of the projected one - to
three - foot range . Twelve inches , after all , isn ' t that much more than the ...
Maybe nature will surprise us or we ' ll make just enough energy changes in just
enough time to keep the sea - level rise to the lower end of the projected one - to
three - foot range . Twelve inches , after all , isn ' t that much more than the ...
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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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