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Thinking about Trump’s entrance into the Presidential Race in America in late 2015, coming down the escalator in Trump Tower with Melania at his side, sparked a flashback to a symbolic staircase scene. I have…
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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…
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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…
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“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…
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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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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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Fragilecologies Archives 17 October 2005 Hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, flash floods, heat waves, droughts, winter storms, El Niño effects, La Niña effects, brush and forest fires, high winds, and hail storms occur in the United States…
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Fragilecologies Archives 14 October 2005 My brother recently reminded me that 30 years ago I wrote an article about drought in West Africa. I called it “Nine Fallacies of a Natural Disaster.” In light of…
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Fragilecologies Archives 10 October 2005 “Surprise” is a funny word. Often it does not mean what it was originally intended to mean. The following definitions of surprise were taken from the Oxford English Dictionary. • …
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