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Center Of, By, and For African Excellence: Climate, Water, and Weather Affairs
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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How Much Weather News Can America Stand?
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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Hurricane Katrina Rekindles Thoughts about Fallacies of a So-Called “Natural” Disaster
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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Climate Surprises that Shouldn’t Be Surprising
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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How Americans see Africa: Through their rear view mirrors
Fragilecologies Archvies 13 September 2005 My perception of American perceptions about Africa People on the street in America, the average citizens, seem to be getting bored with news out of Africa . Some observers think…
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