Hell and High Water Predicted Houston Disaster
A Peabody-award-winning report, Hell and High Water, on how Texas, and the Houston area in particular, might suffer catastrophic hurricane damage in a future storm, was made public in March […]
Category Archives: Cities
Cities: Hamburg, Venice, Rotterdam, Reykjavik & More
Cities with water are sizzling! Tourism, commerce and 24/7 lifestyle flourish in beautiful, watery settings. Some places are experiencing both sides of the coin–runaway success and inadequate resources to handle […]
Books Summer 2017 A Preview
Welcome to the first day of Summer 2017: A dozen nonfiction works and novels await you in our upcoming summer reading recommendations. These books are the stuff of summer– whether […]
Rotterdam and Resilience: Dutch Know-How
Michael Kimmelman’s front page story Dutch Face Rising Seas in the New York Times is a must-read for anyone concerned about the rising threat to US coasts, coastal cities, […]
Travel with Us: A Year-End Wish 2016
Art and culture, books, travel, unique places, creatures great and small, and a safer, greener world. We care about the planet — sustainability is our cause. Thank you – to readers […]
Bakers Dozen: 13 Books for the Holidays
From serious to serendipitous — 13 books for the holiday season — to give or receive. You’ll find travel, natural history, children’s classics, urban design, the digital world and more. […]
Cuba: Yesterday Today Tomorrow
Cuba and its people mark a milestone today with the death of Fidel Castro. Travel with us to the island nation of 11 million to see the cities, historic buildings, […]
Museums are Booming: Coming Soon!
Museums are booming – with lofty aspirations and some great successes. There’s an unprecedented drive by world-class institutions –the Louvre, Pompidou Center, Tate Modern, Hermitage, Guggenheim and Smithsonian to […]
Florence Reborn: 50th Anniversary after the Flood
It’s been 50 years since the Arno River’s banks overflowed, bringing a raging torrent of water, mud, abandoned vehicles, and dead animals rushing through the narrow streets of Florence’s […]
On the Road in France: Travelin’ South
Green News Update is on the road to Provence –the land of lavender, honey and sunflowers. Sunflowers actually move east to west every day following the sun. We’ll be […]
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