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| Started by | Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> |
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| First post | 2016-05-22 20:56 -0500 |
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Cities ‘Woefully Unprepared’ for Rising Disaster Risk Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-05-22 20:56 -0500
Re: Cities ‘Woefully Unprepared’ for Rising Disaster Risk Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2016-05-22 21:55 -0500
Re: Cities ‘Woefully Unprepared’ for Rising Disaster Risk benj <nobodyxx@gmail> - 2016-05-23 00:58 -0400
Re: Cities ‘Woefully Unprepared’ for Rising Disaster Risk jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-05-23 05:09 +0000
Re: Cities ‘Woefully Unprepared’ for Rising Disaster Risk Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> - 2016-05-23 14:37 -0700
Re: Cities ‘Woefully Unprepared’ for Rising Disaster Risk jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-05-23 22:00 +0000
Re: Cities ‘Woefully Unprepared’ for Rising Disaster Risk Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> - 2016-05-24 13:46 -0700
Re: Cities ‘Woefully Unprepared’ for Rising Disaster Risk jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-05-24 21:14 +0000
Re: Cities ‘Woefully Unprepared’ for Rising Disaster Risk Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-05-24 16:16 -0500
Re: Cities ‘Woefully Unprepared’ for Rising Disaster Risk jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-05-24 21:25 +0000
Re: Cities ‘Woefully Unprepared’ for Rising Disaster Risk Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-05-23 17:07 -0500
Re: Cities ‘Woefully Unprepared’ for Rising Disaster Risk Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> - 2016-05-24 13:49 -0700
Re: Cities ‘Woefully Unprepared’ for Rising Disaster Risk Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-05-24 16:13 -0500
Re: Cities ‘Woefully Unprepared’ for Rising Disaster Risk Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-05-24 16:16 -0500
Re: Cities ‘Woefully Unprepared’ for Rising Disaster Risk Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> - 2016-05-24 14:30 -0700
Re: Cities ‘Woefully Unprepared’ for Rising Disaster Risk Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-05-24 16:34 -0500
Re: Cities ‘Woefully Unprepared’ for Rising Disaster Risk jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-05-24 21:27 +0000
| From | Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2016-05-22 20:56 -0500 |
| Subject | Cities ‘Woefully Unprepared’ for Rising Disaster Risk |
| Message-ID | <DbedneYJZ8qg_t_KnZ2dnUU7-eXNnZ2d@giganews.com> |
Cities ‘Woefully Unprepared’ for Rising Disaster Risk > http://www.climatecentral.org/news/cities-unprepared-for-rising-disaster-risk-20364 > Cities around the world are failing to plan for fast-increasing risks > from extreme weather and other hazards, particularly as population > growth and surging migration put more people in the path of those > threats, the World Bank said. > > By 2050, 1.3 billion people and $158 trillion in assets will be > menaced by worsening river and coastal floods alone, warned a new > report from the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery > (GFDRR), managed by the World Bank. > > "Cities and coastal areas are woefully unprepared for the kind of > climate and disaster risk now facing our world," said John Roome, the > World Bank Group’s senior director for climate change. -- sci.physics is an unmoderated newsgroup dedicated to the discussion of physics, news from the physics community, and physics-related social issues.
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| From | Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> |
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| Date | 2016-05-22 21:55 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <nhtrft$rf$1@gioia.aioe.org> |
| In reply to | #579652 |
On 5/22/2016 8:56 PM, Sam Wormley wrote: > Cities ‘Woefully Unprepared’ for Rising Disaster Risk >> > http://www.climatecentral.org/news/cities-unprepared-for-rising-disaster-risk-20364 > > > >> Cities around the world are failing to plan for fast-increasing risks >> from extreme weather and other hazards, particularly as population >> growth and surging migration put more people in the path of those >> threats, the World Bank said. >> By 2050, 1.3 billion people and $158 trillion in assets will be >> menaced by worsening river and coastal floods alone, warned a new >> report from the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery >> (GFDRR), managed by the World Bank. >> >> "Cities and coastal areas are woefully unprepared for the kind of >> climate and disaster risk now facing our world," said John Roome, the >> World Bank Group’s senior director for climate change. > John Roome went on to say, "If you want to save your city from these huge impending disasters, please send $4.99 to makemerich@paypal.com, and you will feel much better. Send more, and oftener."
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| From | benj <nobodyxx@gmail> |
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| Date | 2016-05-23 00:58 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <57428dfa$0$53472$c3e8da3$b1356c67@news.astraweb.com> |
| In reply to | #579674 |
On 05/22/2016 10:55 PM, Sergio wrote: > On 5/22/2016 8:56 PM, Sam Wormley wrote: >> Cities ‘Woefully Unprepared’ for Rising Disaster Risk >>> >> http://www.climatecentral.org/news/cities-unprepared-for-rising-disaster-risk-20364 >> >> >> >> >>> Cities around the world are failing to plan for fast-increasing risks >>> from extreme weather and other hazards, particularly as population >>> growth and surging migration put more people in the path of those >>> threats, the World Bank said. > >>> By 2050, 1.3 billion people and $158 trillion in assets will be >>> menaced by worsening river and coastal floods alone, warned a new >>> report from the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery >>> (GFDRR), managed by the World Bank. >>> >>> "Cities and coastal areas are woefully unprepared for the kind of >>> climate and disaster risk now facing our world," said John Roome, the >>> World Bank Group’s senior director for climate change. >> > > > John Roome went on to say, "If you want to save your city from these > huge impending disasters, please send $4.99 to makemerich@paypal.com, > and you will feel much better. Send more, and oftener." > Sam is prepared for Iowa flooding, I'm sure. Won't be long now!
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| From | jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com |
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| Date | 2016-05-23 05:09 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <gsfa1d-k5f.ln1@mail.specsol.com> |
| In reply to | #579652 |
Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote: > Cities ?Woefully Unprepared? for Rising Disaster Risk >> > http://www.climatecentral.org/news/cities-unprepared-for-rising-disaster-risk-20364 > > >> Cities around the world are failing to plan for fast-increasing risks >> from extreme weather and other hazards, particularly as population >> growth and surging migration put more people in the path of those >> threats, the World Bank said. >> >> By 2050, 1.3 billion people and $158 trillion in assets will be >> menaced by worsening river and coastal floods alone, warned a new >> report from the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery >> (GFDRR), managed by the World Bank. >> >> "Cities and coastal areas are woefully unprepared for the kind of >> climate and disaster risk now facing our world," said John Roome, the >> World Bank Group?s senior director for climate change. What a steaming pile of doom and gloom nonsense. -- Jim Pennino
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| From | Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> |
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| Date | 2016-05-23 14:37 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <7a2aadeb-a256-4930-815d-75328da80e40@googlegroups.com> |
| In reply to | #579652 |
On Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 6:56:16 PM UTC-7, Sam Wormley wrote: > Cities ‘Woefully Unprepared’ for Rising Disaster Risk > > > http://www.climatecentral.org/news/cities-unprepared-for-rising-disaster-risk-20364 > > > > Cities around the world are failing to plan for fast-increasing risks > > from extreme weather and other hazards, particularly as population > > growth and surging migration put more people in the path of those > > threats, the World Bank said. > > > > By 2050, 1.3 billion people and $158 trillion in assets will be > > menaced by worsening river and coastal floods alone, warned a new > > report from the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery > > (GFDRR), managed by the World Bank. > > > > "Cities and coastal areas are woefully unprepared for the kind of > > climate and disaster risk now facing our world," said John Roome, the > > World Bank Group’s senior director for climate change. It should be a boon to the construction industry, all that building on higher ground! Double-A
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| From | jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com |
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| Date | 2016-05-23 22:00 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <v4bc1d-n9l.ln1@mail.specsol.com> |
| In reply to | #579901 |
Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> wrote: > On Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 6:56:16 PM UTC-7, Sam Wormley wrote: >> Cities ‘Woefully Unprepared’ for Rising Disaster Risk >> > >> http://www.climatecentral.org/news/cities-unprepared-for-rising-disaster-risk-20364 >> >> >> > Cities around the world are failing to plan for fast-increasing risks >> > from extreme weather and other hazards, particularly as population >> > growth and surging migration put more people in the path of those >> > threats, the World Bank said. >> > >> > By 2050, 1.3 billion people and $158 trillion in assets will be >> > menaced by worsening river and coastal floods alone, warned a new >> > report from the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery >> > (GFDRR), managed by the World Bank. >> > >> > "Cities and coastal areas are woefully unprepared for the kind of >> > climate and disaster risk now facing our world," said John Roome, the >> > World Bank Group’s senior director for climate change. > > > It should be a boon to the construction industry, all that building on > higher ground! > > Double-A Or get some Dutch engineers to desigh dykes. -- Jim Pennino
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| From | Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> |
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| Date | 2016-05-24 13:46 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <7d52b140-a838-4c1a-8dd8-18a02dcef1a3@googlegroups.com> |
| In reply to | #579910 |
On Monday, May 23, 2016 at 3:01:09 PM UTC-7, ji...@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote: > Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> wrote: > > On Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 6:56:16 PM UTC-7, Sam Wormley wrote: > >> Cities ‘Woefully Unprepared’ for Rising Disaster Risk > >> > > >> http://www.climatecentral.org/news/cities-unprepared-for-rising-disaster-risk-20364 > >> > >> > >> > Cities around the world are failing to plan for fast-increasing risks > >> > from extreme weather and other hazards, particularly as population > >> > growth and surging migration put more people in the path of those > >> > threats, the World Bank said. > >> > > >> > By 2050, 1.3 billion people and $158 trillion in assets will be > >> > menaced by worsening river and coastal floods alone, warned a new > >> > report from the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery > >> > (GFDRR), managed by the World Bank. > >> > > >> > "Cities and coastal areas are woefully unprepared for the kind of > >> > climate and disaster risk now facing our world," said John Roome, the > >> > World Bank Group’s senior director for climate change. > > > > > > It should be a boon to the construction industry, all that building on > > higher ground! > > > > Double-A > > Or get some Dutch engineers to desigh dykes. > > > -- > Jim Pennino Hmmmm! Double-A
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| From | jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com |
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| Date | 2016-05-24 21:14 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <ppse1d-o6.ln1@mail.specsol.com> |
| In reply to | #580187 |
Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> wrote: > On Monday, May 23, 2016 at 3:01:09 PM UTC-7, ji...@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote: >> Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> wrote: >> > On Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 6:56:16 PM UTC-7, Sam Wormley wrote: >> >> Cities ‘Woefully Unprepared’ for Rising Disaster Risk >> >> > >> >> http://www.climatecentral.org/news/cities-unprepared-for-rising-disaster-risk-20364 >> >> >> >> >> >> > Cities around the world are failing to plan for fast-increasing risks >> >> > from extreme weather and other hazards, particularly as population >> >> > growth and surging migration put more people in the path of those >> >> > threats, the World Bank said. >> >> > >> >> > By 2050, 1.3 billion people and $158 trillion in assets will be >> >> > menaced by worsening river and coastal floods alone, warned a new >> >> > report from the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery >> >> > (GFDRR), managed by the World Bank. >> >> > >> >> > "Cities and coastal areas are woefully unprepared for the kind of >> >> > climate and disaster risk now facing our world," said John Roome, the >> >> > World Bank Group’s senior director for climate change. >> > >> > >> > It should be a boon to the construction industry, all that building on >> > higher ground! >> > >> > Double-A >> >> Or get some Dutch engineers to desigh dykes. >> >> >> -- >> Jim Pennino > > > Hmmmm! > > Double-A Obvously I neither run spell check nor bother to proof read. -- Jim Pennino
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| From | Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2016-05-24 16:16 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <2uWdne0hTrMKWdnKnZ2dnUU7-IudnZ2d@giganews.com> |
| In reply to | #580187 |
On 5/24/16 3:46 PM, Double-A wrote: > On Monday, May 23, 2016 at 3:01:09 PM UTC-7, ji...@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote: >> Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> wrote: >>> On Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 6:56:16 PM UTC-7, Sam Wormley wrote: >>>> Cities ‘Woefully Unprepared’ for Rising Disaster Risk >>>> > >>>> http://www.climatecentral.org/news/cities-unprepared-for-rising-disaster-risk-20364 >>>> >>>> >>>> > Cities around the world are failing to plan for fast-increasing risks >>>> > from extreme weather and other hazards, particularly as population >>>> > growth and surging migration put more people in the path of those >>>> > threats, the World Bank said. >>>> > >>>> > By 2050, 1.3 billion people and $158 trillion in assets will be >>>> > menaced by worsening river and coastal floods alone, warned a new >>>> > report from the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery >>>> > (GFDRR), managed by the World Bank. >>>> > >>>> > "Cities and coastal areas are woefully unprepared for the kind of >>>> > climate and disaster risk now facing our world," said John Roome, the >>>> > World Bank Group’s senior director for climate change. >>> >>> >>> It should be a boon to the construction industry, all that building on >>> higher ground! >>> >>> Double-A >> >> Or get some Dutch engineers to desigh dykes. >> >> >> -- >> Jim Pennino > > > Hmmmm! > > Double-A > I see Pennino still posts once in a while. Let's hope where he lives, there is no heat wave this summer. -- sci.physics is an unmoderated newsgroup dedicated to the discussion of physics, news from the physics community, and physics-related social issues.
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| From | jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com |
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| Date | 2016-05-24 21:25 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <afte1d-o6.ln1@mail.specsol.com> |
| In reply to | #580200 |
Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote: > On 5/24/16 3:46 PM, Double-A wrote: >> On Monday, May 23, 2016 at 3:01:09 PM UTC-7, ji...@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote: >>> Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> wrote: >>>> On Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 6:56:16 PM UTC-7, Sam Wormley wrote: >>>>> Cities ‘Woefully Unprepared’ for Rising Disaster Risk >>>>> > >>>>> http://www.climatecentral.org/news/cities-unprepared-for-rising-disaster-risk-20364 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> > Cities around the world are failing to plan for fast-increasing risks >>>>> > from extreme weather and other hazards, particularly as population >>>>> > growth and surging migration put more people in the path of those >>>>> > threats, the World Bank said. >>>>> > >>>>> > By 2050, 1.3 billion people and $158 trillion in assets will be >>>>> > menaced by worsening river and coastal floods alone, warned a new >>>>> > report from the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery >>>>> > (GFDRR), managed by the World Bank. >>>>> > >>>>> > "Cities and coastal areas are woefully unprepared for the kind of >>>>> > climate and disaster risk now facing our world," said John Roome, the >>>>> > World Bank Group’s senior director for climate change. >>>> >>>> >>>> It should be a boon to the construction industry, all that building on >>>> higher ground! >>>> >>>> Double-A >>> >>> Or get some Dutch engineers to desigh dykes. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Jim Pennino >> >> >> Hmmmm! >> >> Double-A >> > > I see Pennino still posts once in a while. Let's hope where he lives, > there is no heat wave this summer. There has been a heat wave where I live almost every year since the 17th Century (that we know of). -- Jim Pennino
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| From | Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2016-05-23 17:07 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <QKydnSLz5Pq_4t7KnZ2dnUU7-T-dnZ2d@giganews.com> |
| In reply to | #579901 |
On 5/23/16 4:37 PM, Double-A wrote: > On Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 6:56:16 PM UTC-7, Sam Wormley wrote: >> Cities ‘Woefully Unprepared’ for Rising Disaster Risk >> > >> http://www.climatecentral.org/news/cities-unprepared-for-rising-disaster-risk-20364 >> >> >> > Cities around the world are failing to plan for fast-increasing risks >> > from extreme weather and other hazards, particularly as population >> > growth and surging migration put more people in the path of those >> > threats, the World Bank said. >> > >> > By 2050, 1.3 billion people and $158 trillion in assets will be >> > menaced by worsening river and coastal floods alone, warned a new >> > report from the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery >> > (GFDRR), managed by the World Bank. >> > >> > "Cities and coastal areas are woefully unprepared for the kind of >> > climate and disaster risk now facing our world," said John Roome, the >> > World Bank Group’s senior director for climate change. > > > It should be a boon to the construction industry, all that building on higher ground! > > Double-A > > New York alone: Relocated (to higher ground) could be called New New York and be green buildings, super modern transportation, more room for the arts, etc. Tens of Trillions of dollars worth of jobs! -- sci.physics is an unmoderated newsgroup dedicated to the discussion of physics, news from the physics community, and physics-related social issues.
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| From | Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> |
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| Date | 2016-05-24 13:49 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <41fee3c1-3e70-4a3c-80c5-d7cb6d509143@googlegroups.com> |
| In reply to | #579913 |
On Monday, May 23, 2016 at 3:07:34 PM UTC-7, Sam Wormley wrote: > On 5/23/16 4:37 PM, Double-A wrote: > > On Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 6:56:16 PM UTC-7, Sam Wormley wrote: > >> Cities ‘Woefully Unprepared’ for Rising Disaster Risk > >> > > >> http://www.climatecentral.org/news/cities-unprepared-for-rising-disaster-risk-20364 > >> > >> > >> > Cities around the world are failing to plan for fast-increasing risks > >> > from extreme weather and other hazards, particularly as population > >> > growth and surging migration put more people in the path of those > >> > threats, the World Bank said. > >> > > >> > By 2050, 1.3 billion people and $158 trillion in assets will be > >> > menaced by worsening river and coastal floods alone, warned a new > >> > report from the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery > >> > (GFDRR), managed by the World Bank. > >> > > >> > "Cities and coastal areas are woefully unprepared for the kind of > >> > climate and disaster risk now facing our world," said John Roome, the > >> > World Bank Group’s senior director for climate change. > > > > > > It should be a boon to the construction industry, all that building on higher ground! > > > > Double-A > > > > > > New York alone: > > Relocated (to higher ground) could be called New New York and be green > buildings, super modern transportation, more room for the arts, etc. > Tens of Trillions of dollars worth of jobs! > Some islands (Atlantis, Manhattan) are simply expendable in grand course of geohistory! Double-A
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| From | Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2016-05-24 16:13 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <2uWdnfIhTrOUWdnKnZ2dnUU7-IudnZ2d@giganews.com> |
| In reply to | #580188 |
On 5/24/16 3:49 PM, Double-A wrote: > On Monday, May 23, 2016 at 3:07:34 PM UTC-7, Sam Wormley wrote: >> On 5/23/16 4:37 PM, Double-A wrote: >>> On Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 6:56:16 PM UTC-7, Sam Wormley wrote: >>>> Cities ‘Woefully Unprepared’ for Rising Disaster Risk >>>> > >>>> http://www.climatecentral.org/news/cities-unprepared-for-rising-disaster-risk-20364 >>>> >>>> >>>> > Cities around the world are failing to plan for fast-increasing risks >>>> > from extreme weather and other hazards, particularly as population >>>> > growth and surging migration put more people in the path of those >>>> > threats, the World Bank said. >>>> > >>>> > By 2050, 1.3 billion people and $158 trillion in assets will be >>>> > menaced by worsening river and coastal floods alone, warned a new >>>> > report from the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery >>>> > (GFDRR), managed by the World Bank. >>>> > >>>> > "Cities and coastal areas are woefully unprepared for the kind of >>>> > climate and disaster risk now facing our world," said John Roome, the >>>> > World Bank Group’s senior director for climate change. >>> >>> >>> It should be a boon to the construction industry, all that building on higher ground! >>> >>> Double-A >>> >>> >> >> New York alone: >> >> Relocated (to higher ground) could be called New New York and be green >> buildings, super modern transportation, more room for the arts, etc. >> Tens of Trillions of dollars worth of jobs! >> > > > Some islands (Atlantis, Manhattan) are simply expendable in grand course of geohistory! > > Double-A > Were you live and were I live have been underwater, ocean water, as is evidenced by the limestone under our feet. -- sci.physics is an unmoderated newsgroup dedicated to the discussion of physics, news from the physics community, and physics-related social issues.
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| From | Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2016-05-24 16:16 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <2uWdnewhTrMnWdnKnZ2dnUU7-IsAAAAA@giganews.com> |
| In reply to | #580197 |
On 5/24/16 4:13 PM, Sam Wormley wrote: > On 5/24/16 3:49 PM, Double-A wrote: >> On Monday, May 23, 2016 at 3:07:34 PM UTC-7, Sam Wormley wrote: >>> On 5/23/16 4:37 PM, Double-A wrote: >>>> On Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 6:56:16 PM UTC-7, Sam Wormley wrote: >>>>> Cities ‘Woefully Unprepared’ for Rising Disaster Risk >>>>> > >>>>> http://www.climatecentral.org/news/cities-unprepared-for-rising-disaster-risk-20364 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> > Cities around the world are failing to plan for fast-increasing >>>>> risks >>>>> > from extreme weather and other hazards, particularly as population >>>>> > growth and surging migration put more people in the path of those >>>>> > threats, the World Bank said. >>>>> > >>>>> > By 2050, 1.3 billion people and $158 trillion in assets will be >>>>> > menaced by worsening river and coastal floods alone, warned a new >>>>> > report from the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery >>>>> > (GFDRR), managed by the World Bank. >>>>> > >>>>> > "Cities and coastal areas are woefully unprepared for the kind of >>>>> > climate and disaster risk now facing our world," said John >>>>> Roome, the >>>>> > World Bank Group’s senior director for climate change. >>>> >>>> >>>> It should be a boon to the construction industry, all that building >>>> on higher ground! >>>> >>>> Double-A >>>> >>>> >>> >>> New York alone: >>> >>> Relocated (to higher ground) could be called New New York and be >>> green >>> buildings, super modern transportation, more room for the arts, etc. >>> Tens of Trillions of dollars worth of jobs! >>> >> >> >> Some islands (Atlantis, Manhattan) are simply expendable in grand >> course of geohistory! >> >> Double-A >> > > Where you live and where I live have been underwater, ocean water, as > is evidenced by the limestone under our feet. > -- sci.physics is an unmoderated newsgroup dedicated to the discussion of physics, news from the physics community, and physics-related social issues.
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| From | Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> |
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| Date | 2016-05-24 14:30 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <482dba0d-8a04-44c9-916f-a123b3e0bb74@googlegroups.com> |
| In reply to | #580197 |
On Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 2:13:49 PM UTC-7, Sam Wormley wrote: > On 5/24/16 3:49 PM, Double-A wrote: > > On Monday, May 23, 2016 at 3:07:34 PM UTC-7, Sam Wormley wrote: > >> On 5/23/16 4:37 PM, Double-A wrote: > >>> On Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 6:56:16 PM UTC-7, Sam Wormley wrote: > >>>> Cities ‘Woefully Unprepared’ for Rising Disaster Risk > >>>> > > >>>> http://www.climatecentral.org/news/cities-unprepared-for-rising-disaster-risk-20364 > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > Cities around the world are failing to plan for fast-increasing risks > >>>> > from extreme weather and other hazards, particularly as population > >>>> > growth and surging migration put more people in the path of those > >>>> > threats, the World Bank said. > >>>> > > >>>> > By 2050, 1.3 billion people and $158 trillion in assets will be > >>>> > menaced by worsening river and coastal floods alone, warned a new > >>>> > report from the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery > >>>> > (GFDRR), managed by the World Bank. > >>>> > > >>>> > "Cities and coastal areas are woefully unprepared for the kind of > >>>> > climate and disaster risk now facing our world," said John Roome, the > >>>> > World Bank Group’s senior director for climate change. > >>> > >>> > >>> It should be a boon to the construction industry, all that building on higher ground! > >>> > >>> Double-A > >>> > >>> > >> > >> New York alone: > >> > >> Relocated (to higher ground) could be called New New York and be green > >> buildings, super modern transportation, more room for the arts, etc. > >> Tens of Trillions of dollars worth of jobs! > >> > > > > > > Some islands (Atlantis, Manhattan) are simply expendable in grand course of geohistory! > > > > Double-A > > > > Were you live and were I live have been underwater, ocean water, as > is evidenced by the limestone under our feet. > Where I live it has been under ice too! Double-A
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| From | Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2016-05-24 16:34 -0500 |
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On 5/24/16 4:30 PM, Double-A wrote: > On Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 2:13:49 PM UTC-7, Sam Wormley wrote: >> On 5/24/16 3:49 PM, Double-A wrote: >>> On Monday, May 23, 2016 at 3:07:34 PM UTC-7, Sam Wormley wrote: >>>> On 5/23/16 4:37 PM, Double-A wrote: >>>>> On Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 6:56:16 PM UTC-7, Sam Wormley wrote: >>>>>> Cities ‘Woefully Unprepared’ for Rising Disaster Risk >>>>>> > >>>>>> http://www.climatecentral.org/news/cities-unprepared-for-rising-disaster-risk-20364 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> > Cities around the world are failing to plan for fast-increasing risks >>>>>> > from extreme weather and other hazards, particularly as population >>>>>> > growth and surging migration put more people in the path of those >>>>>> > threats, the World Bank said. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > By 2050, 1.3 billion people and $158 trillion in assets will be >>>>>> > menaced by worsening river and coastal floods alone, warned a new >>>>>> > report from the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery >>>>>> > (GFDRR), managed by the World Bank. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > "Cities and coastal areas are woefully unprepared for the kind of >>>>>> > climate and disaster risk now facing our world," said John Roome, the >>>>>> > World Bank Group’s senior director for climate change. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> It should be a boon to the construction industry, all that building on higher ground! >>>>> >>>>> Double-A >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> New York alone: >>>> >>>> Relocated (to higher ground) could be called New New York and be green >>>> buildings, super modern transportation, more room for the arts, etc. >>>> Tens of Trillions of dollars worth of jobs! >>>> >>> >>> >>> Some islands (Atlantis, Manhattan) are simply expendable in grand course of geohistory! >>> >>> Double-A >>> >> >> Were you live and were I live have been underwater, ocean water, as >> is evidenced by the limestone under our feet. >> > > > Where I live it has been under ice too! > > Double-A > Me too, at least during the last glaciation. -- sci.physics is an unmoderated newsgroup dedicated to the discussion of physics, news from the physics community, and physics-related social issues.
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| Date | 2016-05-24 21:27 +0000 |
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| In reply to | #580197 |
Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote: > On 5/24/16 3:49 PM, Double-A wrote: >> On Monday, May 23, 2016 at 3:07:34 PM UTC-7, Sam Wormley wrote: >>> On 5/23/16 4:37 PM, Double-A wrote: >>>> On Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 6:56:16 PM UTC-7, Sam Wormley wrote: >>>>> Cities ‘Woefully Unprepared’ for Rising Disaster Risk >>>>> > >>>>> http://www.climatecentral.org/news/cities-unprepared-for-rising-disaster-risk-20364 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> > Cities around the world are failing to plan for fast-increasing risks >>>>> > from extreme weather and other hazards, particularly as population >>>>> > growth and surging migration put more people in the path of those >>>>> > threats, the World Bank said. >>>>> > >>>>> > By 2050, 1.3 billion people and $158 trillion in assets will be >>>>> > menaced by worsening river and coastal floods alone, warned a new >>>>> > report from the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery >>>>> > (GFDRR), managed by the World Bank. >>>>> > >>>>> > "Cities and coastal areas are woefully unprepared for the kind of >>>>> > climate and disaster risk now facing our world," said John Roome, the >>>>> > World Bank Group’s senior director for climate change. >>>> >>>> >>>> It should be a boon to the construction industry, all that building on higher ground! >>>> >>>> Double-A >>>> >>>> >>> >>> New York alone: >>> >>> Relocated (to higher ground) could be called New New York and be green >>> buildings, super modern transportation, more room for the arts, etc. >>> Tens of Trillions of dollars worth of jobs! >>> >> >> >> Some islands (Atlantis, Manhattan) are simply expendable in grand course of geohistory! >> >> Double-A >> > > Were you live and were I live have been underwater, ocean water, as > is evidenced by the limestone under our feet. Oh, for the good old days when the climate was unchanging and Iowa was under water. -- Jim Pennino
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