RISING WATERS: Parts I-IV and bonus
This multi-part series on climate change and severe weather threats (especially flooding) was first posted just after Hurricane Sandy blew through the northeastern US in October 2012. In fact, many […]
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Battling Floods: Dutch Know How
Dutch water management experts have tremendous knowledge – not to mention experience – that should be tapped to forestall or lessen the impact of super storms and hurricanes on the […]
Sandy’s Aftermath: Wildlife Refuges, Arts, Museums
Just after Superstorm Sandy, Green New Update shared initial reports on the destruction to New York’s parks, botanic gardens and museums that were in the path of the storm and […]
Hurricane Sandy’s Aftermath: Museums & Gardens Suffer
Hurricane Sandy’s rampage through New Jersey and New York left behind a trail of damage in some of the city’s most treasured cultural assets: Central Park, major botanic gardens, […]
RISING WATERS: Introduction to the Threat
This special multi-part posting reprises the Green News Update issue (originally published exactly one year ago) on the current threats putting people in innumerable cities, urban deltas, coastal lands and low-lying island […]
RISING WATERS: Ideas & Solutions
Design, planning and engineering innovations from three continents Rotterdam, Thames and Venice Storm Surge Gates: Rotterdam’s Measlantkering in the Netherlands is the largest storm surge barrier in the world, designed to […]
RISING WATERS: Research & Reports
Add these dozen reports and research studies to your online library on rising waters, coastal erosion and climate change! 50 Cities in Climate Change Study: Columbia University’s Earth Institute and […]
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