ALSO POSTED BY: Huffington Post 29 November 2012 This is the last in a three-part post about what the Atlantic Coast can learn in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy from victims of past natural disasters. When it comes to solving problems, elected officials are inclined to support solutions that allow people to keep behaving as...
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A Silver Lining in Sandy? (Part 2 of 3)
ALSO POSTED BY: Huffington Post 28 November 2012 This is the second in a three-part post about what the Atlantic Coast can learn in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy from victims of other natural disasters. In 1993, flooding on the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers produced one of the country’s worst natural disasters at the time,...
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Can We Handle Nature's New Norm? Part 2 of 3
ALSO POSTED BY: Huffington Post 8 September 2011 This is the second in a three-part post. Part 1 describes how some key political leaders are reacting to today’s extreme weather events. Part 2 lays out some of the factors that are producing a perfect storm of vulnerability. Whether or not we are ready to conclude that today’s...
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Can We Handle Nature's New Norm? Part 1 of 3
ALSO POSTED BY: Huffington Post 31 August 2011 The term “perfect storm” is overused now, but it is the perfect metaphor for the violent relationship between people and the environment today. We are experiencing a convergence of factors that are putting us at great risk. For example: Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent...