The Perfect “Storm Scenario” : The Hurricane Pam Exercise

The Perfect “Storm Scenario” : The Hurricane Pam Exercise

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Fragilecologies Archives 1 February 2006 In July 2004, several government agencies were involved in playing out a hypothetical future focused in Louisiana and a strong Category 3 hurricane named Hurricane Pam. The Federal Emergency Management…

Left Turn, Right Turn, Downturn : Politics in America

Left Turn, Right Turn, Downturn : Politics in America

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Fragilecologies Archives 30 January 2007 What a mess our political system is in! People think that political systems last forever but they don’t. Look at the many civilizations that have developed throughout time and have…

The Future is Here… For Those Who Wish to See It

The Future is Here… For Those Who Wish to See It

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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,…

Weather- and Climate-Proofing: Dreaming the Impossible Dream

Weather- and Climate-Proofing: Dreaming the Impossible Dream

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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…

The Boy Who Cried Wolf… And the Global Warming Debate

The Boy Who Cried Wolf… And the Global Warming Debate

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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…