Written by lookingbeyondbordersDecember 8, 2012

The Costs Of Climate Change Can Be Mitigated If Economic Activity Moves In Response

WHEN Superstorm Sandy roared ashore in late October and the lights of lower Manhattan went out, New Yorkers were given a stark vision of a possible future. Climate-change science is still a realm of great uncertainty but there is consensus that the planet is warming dangerously and that people are to blame. A recent report […]

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Written by lookingbeyondbordersNovember 1, 2012

Are The World’s Major Cities Ready For The Rising Waters And Freak Storms of Tomorrow?

We are a coast-hugging species. About 44 percent of the world’s population live beside the seaside, and that number is set to rise. Why? Maritime commerce and easy access to all that lovely seafood spring to mind. But maybe there’s a more fundamental reason, a human instinct touched upon by the sailor Ishmael, explaining his aquatic affection on […]

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The Costs Of Climate Change Can Be Mitigated If Economic Activity Moves In Response

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Are The World’s Major Cities Ready For The Rising Waters And Freak Storms of Tomorrow?

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