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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The resulting sea - level rise — again , up to three feet by 2100 — means that
vast areas of many U . S . coastal cities will soon fall below sea level just like New
Orleans , and they will require levees to survive , just like New Orleans . On top of
...
The resulting sea - level rise — again , up to three feet by 2100 — means that
vast areas of many U . S . coastal cities will soon fall below sea level just like New
Orleans , and they will require levees to survive , just like New Orleans . On top of
...
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What he didn ' t know was that a group of American entrepreneurs , working
feverishly atop an East Texas salt dome , would soon accelerate that process
enormously . On January 10 , 1901 , after months of physical struggle and
investment ...
What he didn ' t know was that a group of American entrepreneurs , working
feverishly atop an East Texas salt dome , would soon accelerate that process
enormously . On January 10 , 1901 , after months of physical struggle and
investment ...
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... that threat , the features that displaced over one million Gulf - coast residents —
namely , rapid relative sea - level rise followed by a huge storm - are coming
soon to a coastal city near you thanks to global warming . Yet when Dr . James ...
... that threat , the features that displaced over one million Gulf - coast residents —
namely , rapid relative sea - level rise followed by a huge storm - are coming
soon to a coastal city near you thanks to global warming . Yet when Dr . James ...
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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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