Do they give a Nobel Prize for Bullying?
June 03, 2018 | No Comments
So, where does this thought come from? For weeks we have been tracking the negotiations between North and South Korea, between the US and South Korea between the US and North Korea, and even between…
Mexico Hurricane Patricia
October 23, 2015 | No Comments
México.- protection is important to emphasize that we can not skip hydrometerological concerns. The magnitude of this phenomenon we have never seen in this country, there is a history of hurricanes we’ve had in the…
Expert Forum Video on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Antalya, Turkey 2015
June 08, 2015 | No Comments
Disasters occur when natural extremes encounter communities who are ill-prepared to cope with these forces. Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) strategies outline preventative measures to reduce the impacts of foreseeable hazardous events. Time and time…
GUEST EDITORIAL “Politicians need to get their act together on climate change“ Justus Morisse (Germany)
August 30, 2014 | No Comments
“Politicians need to get their act together on climate change.“ This quote from Chancellor Angela Merkel´s climate advisor Hans Joachim Schellnhuber is almost two years old now and was originally pinpointed at the global warming…
GUEST EDITORIAL : “Are Marvel Comics characters society’s current “Fix” for real world problems?” Robert Jay Ross, CCB, Boulder. Colorado
August 30, 2014 | No Comments
Guest Editor, Robert Ross, at CCB Boulder Colorado wrote an article called “Are Marvel Comics characters society’s current “Fix” for real world problems?”. Click here to download the pdf article of “Are Marvel Comics characters…
GUEST EDITORIAL (September 12, 2012): “The Curse of Creativity.” Ilan Kelman, CICERO, Norway
April 25, 2014 | No Comments
The Curse of Creativity By Ilan Kelman, CICERO, Norway I am often treated to the quotation, or variations thereof, “We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used to create them”.…
The Future is Here… For Those Who Wish to See It
October 20, 2009 | No Comments
Fragilecologies Archives 27 January 2006 The idea behind the title of this editorial is the following: Many of the scenarios people have discussed about the consequences of future human interactions with various types of ecosystems,…
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Weather- and Climate-Proofing: Dreaming the Impossible Dream
October 20, 2009 | No Comments
Fragilecologies Archvies 20 January 2006 Over the years, various governments have proposed programs and technologies designed to weather-proof or climate-proof their countries or vulnerable regions within them. The objectives of such programs could be interpreted…
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The Boy Who Cried Wolf… And the Global Warming Debate
October 20, 2009 | No Comments
Fragilecologies Archives 20 December 2005 The debate about the causes behind the global warming of the Earth’s atmosphere still continues three decades, more or less, after it began. One point on which all scientists now…
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Humpty Dumpty and the Global Climate System: A Weighty Analogy
October 20, 2009 | No Comments
Fragilecologies Archives 19 December 2005 Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall Humpty Dumpty had a great fall And all the King’s Horses and all the King’s Men Could not put Humpty together again! — Children’s…
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Center Of, By, and For African Excellence: Climate, Water, and Weather Affairs
October 20, 2009 | No Comments
Fragilecologies Archives 12 December 2005 Individuals and, collectively, societies have their own perceptions and expectations about the natural flow of the seasons where they live, despite the actual climate in their region. Whenever the actual…
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