National Geographic: No other kind of natural disaster in America has caused more death and destruction than floods.
Many coastal cities will be affected by flooding in the future - Click on the following image for a look at the risk of flooding in your city or just visit the site by clicking here;
WHERE WE ARE NOW...
Global Warming Sens. Sanders and Barbara Boxer introduced legislation that would impose a $20 per ton fee on carbon emissions that would be mostly rebated to households. “The important issue to understand right now is that according to the scientific community, we stand the danger of seeing the planet Earth temperature rise by 8°F by the end of this century. If that happens … what they are telling us is this will cause catastrophic - underline catastrophic - damage to the planet,” Sanders told “Living on Earth” host Steve Curwood in a report broadcast on WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and other public radio stations. LINK,AUDIO
8 Degrees Fahrenheit. The following image shows the covering of ice over the North America with a 18 degree drop in tempreture from where it was about a decade or two ago...
8 Degrees Fahrenheit. The following image shows the covering of ice over the North America with a 18 degree drop in tempreture from where it was about a decade or two ago...
In other words about half of the above but water (not ice as shown in the image as the temperature is going up NOT down) in about one century, a quarter in 50 years (well, adjusted for slope of the land & shape of the continents/coastal areas as it will be liquid NOT ice)...
Extract from a transcript of a PBS documentary on a possible extinction around 10,000 BC due to a comet strike (which explains allot)
The ice cores proved that the Earth's climate can change extremely rapidly. Sophisticated molecular analysis of the ice can reveal the temperature at the time it formed. The ice from this time, when the animals went extinct, shows a very unusual change: temperatures plummeted.
PAUL MAYEWSKI: It happened so fast. When you think about it, it's unbelievable. It's a complete change in the state of the climate system. It would be the equivalent of going from maybe two or three months of winter in northern New England, let's say, to 11 or 12 months of winter throughout the year.
NARRATOR: In possibly less than two years, the annual temperatures in North America dropped up to 18 degrees Fahrenheit, which may not sound like a lot, but the last time it got that cold in what is present-day Chicago, it was buried under a mile of ice.
Throughout much of the world, climates changed. Some places got colder others dried out, causing more fires. Was this sudden climate change, not the Clovis hunters, what killed off the great land mammals?
ALLEN WEST: There's periods in geologic history where things really go haywire and this was one of those times. We were going through a major climate change. Well, some animals just don't make that change.
Extract from a transcript of a PBS documentary on a possible extinction around 10,000 BC due to a comet strike (which explains allot)
The ice cores proved that the Earth's climate can change extremely rapidly. Sophisticated molecular analysis of the ice can reveal the temperature at the time it formed. The ice from this time, when the animals went extinct, shows a very unusual change: temperatures plummeted.
PAUL MAYEWSKI: It happened so fast. When you think about it, it's unbelievable. It's a complete change in the state of the climate system. It would be the equivalent of going from maybe two or three months of winter in northern New England, let's say, to 11 or 12 months of winter throughout the year.
NARRATOR: In possibly less than two years, the annual temperatures in North America dropped up to 18 degrees Fahrenheit, which may not sound like a lot, but the last time it got that cold in what is present-day Chicago, it was buried under a mile of ice.
Throughout much of the world, climates changed. Some places got colder others dried out, causing more fires. Was this sudden climate change, not the Clovis hunters, what killed off the great land mammals?
ALLEN WEST: There's periods in geologic history where things really go haywire and this was one of those times. We were going through a major climate change. Well, some animals just don't make that change.
WHY SINGLE-DEGREE CLIMATE CHANGE MATTERS
FLOOD MANAGEMENT OR PREPARING FOR FLOODS
In the recent Central European floods this is what the preparation looked like. In the following image notice how well the estimation of flood water height corresponds with the amount of sandbags. Accomplishing such tasks (Sand-Bagging) require calculation and hard physical work. Something many people are becoming acquainted with nowadays.
PREPARING FOR FLOODS
Floods are the fastest way to wipe away a city, town or country.
The evidence on this page proves that global sea water levels will rise and that global warming is a fact. Assuming that floods will now become commonplace and almost every city along rivers or flash flood plains is going to need to stock up on on sand bags and begin investing in houses on stilts... has become necessary for future planning for any city, town or country.
It will also help if you become energy independent as centralized power will not only o off during violent storms... in some cases you will lose power for days if not weeks. Having solar and wind power backups are no longer optional for those who want continuous energy supply over the next 5-10 years.
People often don't realize how powerful floods can be. Nor do they realize how powerful natural disasters can be, when events such as the Tsunami in Japan occur people realize or remember and/or are horrified ... and then they forget.
Daily life is difficult no one has time to relax, much less think ahead as a global community. Problem is that this very same habitual behaviour makes it difficult for us to prepare for inevitable outcomes because it's easier to go into denial than accept that we are wrong till it's too late. Then this type pf person says, "OK. I was wrong. The eastern seaboard just got wiped out from a tsunami. Now let's pull together and rebuild."Then the cycle begins again. It's like Goundhogs Day!
Watch how fast a small flood can make a community helpless (and there seems to be a major one every week or so somewhere in the world nowadays)...
The evidence on this page proves that global sea water levels will rise and that global warming is a fact. Assuming that floods will now become commonplace and almost every city along rivers or flash flood plains is going to need to stock up on on sand bags and begin investing in houses on stilts... has become necessary for future planning for any city, town or country.
It will also help if you become energy independent as centralized power will not only o off during violent storms... in some cases you will lose power for days if not weeks. Having solar and wind power backups are no longer optional for those who want continuous energy supply over the next 5-10 years.
People often don't realize how powerful floods can be. Nor do they realize how powerful natural disasters can be, when events such as the Tsunami in Japan occur people realize or remember and/or are horrified ... and then they forget.
Daily life is difficult no one has time to relax, much less think ahead as a global community. Problem is that this very same habitual behaviour makes it difficult for us to prepare for inevitable outcomes because it's easier to go into denial than accept that we are wrong till it's too late. Then this type pf person says, "OK. I was wrong. The eastern seaboard just got wiped out from a tsunami. Now let's pull together and rebuild."Then the cycle begins again. It's like Goundhogs Day!
Watch how fast a small flood can make a community helpless (and there seems to be a major one every week or so somewhere in the world nowadays)...
CLEANING OUR OCEANS & SHORELINE MANAGEMENT (& CAN BE USED REGULATE FLOODS & TSUNAMIS)
Long Run - Oysters can clean water.Reefs for habitat & coral. And reefs for shoreline management http://www.reefball.org/
Also, Artificial "Junk" Reefs for fish habitat and coral (cheaper for larger scale construction/reef-development)
FOR NYC/NJ: Houses on shorelines on stilts is a temporary solution in our changing climate IN the meantime, houses need to have a sort of rating system. i.e. this house can withstand a category 1 storm, this a category 2 storm and so on.
Also, Artificial "Junk" Reefs for fish habitat and coral (cheaper for larger scale construction/reef-development)
FOR NYC/NJ: Houses on shorelines on stilts is a temporary solution in our changing climate IN the meantime, houses need to have a sort of rating system. i.e. this house can withstand a category 1 storm, this a category 2 storm and so on.
NOTICE: Rather than fighting to survive in a flood... kids can attend school!
All you need is made boat made of reed and a solar panel or maybe a little boat wind turbine or both. Next time you have a flood... go fishing while your family sits in thier floating $1000 - made from spare sparts - flood shelter (I can see it in my minds eye... can you in yours?).
All you need is made boat made of reed and a solar panel or maybe a little boat wind turbine or both. Next time you have a flood... go fishing while your family sits in thier floating $1000 - made from spare sparts - flood shelter (I can see it in my minds eye... can you in yours?).
An example of a small "wave" power generator: Mini Hydropower Generator Creates Clean Energy Without The Need for Giant Dams...
A LOOK TOWARDS THE FUTURE (ONE THAT WE CAN REACH FASTER OR SOONER DEPENDING ON DECISIONS WE ARE MAKING NOW)...
This deals with rising tides and thunderstorms (not tsunamis or monster waves)...
Addressing growing concern over climate change, Remistudio’s massive floating Ark can battle rising tides.
This deals with the need for more farming land, but not waves or any sort...
This deals with the need for more farming land, but not waves or any sort...
Underwater Skyscraper is a Self-Sufficient City at Sea
Ocean levels are rising around the globe, so rather than tethering our buildings to the sinking shoreline why not suit them for a life at sea? That’s the approach behind the Water-Scraper, a futuristic self-sufficient floating city. A special mention in the eVolo Skyscraper Competition, the design expands the concept of a floating island into a full-fledged underwater skyscraper that harvests renewable energy and grows its own food.
Combining the ark idea with the farming idea (the lower structure adds stability making it much less likely to overturn in a large wave), would be a great idea for stable oceanic housing.
Ocean levels are rising around the globe, so rather than tethering our buildings to the sinking shoreline why not suit them for a life at sea? That’s the approach behind the Water-Scraper, a futuristic self-sufficient floating city. A special mention in the eVolo Skyscraper Competition, the design expands the concept of a floating island into a full-fledged underwater skyscraper that harvests renewable energy and grows its own food.
Combining the ark idea with the farming idea (the lower structure adds stability making it much less likely to overturn in a large wave), would be a great idea for stable oceanic housing.
Solar Boat ...
The future of boat energy? An example of wave & solar power for boats...
ABOUT THE GLOBAL POPULATION (METAPHOR): WATER WATER EVERY HARE...
THERE IS AN OLD STORY...
There were a couple of guys holding to the ground at the bottom of a fast river. One was too afraid to let go and continues to hold on to the ground... at the bottom of the river. The other man let go and tumbled along... badly bruised... more than a little scared... then he floated up from the bottom of the river and towards the middle of the river... away from the rocks. He got to dry land. The other guy holding on to the bottom of the river drowned.
Change to handle the future or events will make adjustments their own way.
Every area has it's challenges but through decentralization of energy and food production it's possible to move towards abundance rather than to move from calamity to calamity. If we are prepared then the next storm could be an opportunity for us to generate reserve powerand heavy rains can be used to replenish our water supplies. Everything can be made easier if we put our minds to it.
Change to handle the future or events will make adjustments their own way.
Every area has it's challenges but through decentralization of energy and food production it's possible to move towards abundance rather than to move from calamity to calamity. If we are prepared then the next storm could be an opportunity for us to generate reserve powerand heavy rains can be used to replenish our water supplies. Everything can be made easier if we put our minds to it.
VICKI ARROYO: LET'S PREPARE FOR OUR NEW CLIMATE
As Vicki Arroyo says, it's time to prepare our homes and cities for our changing climate, with its increased risk of flooding, drought and uncertainty. She illustrates this inspiring talk with bold projects from cities all over the world -- local examples of thinking ahead. Read our Q&A with Vicki Arroyo.
An Example OF A Large Wave Power Generator: A wave power developer has said tests of a device off Scotland's coast exceeded expectations...
NOTES:
THE BEST ANALYSIS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON TV...
Ending the Silence on Climate Change March 15, 2013
Remember climate change? The issue barely comes up with any substance in our current political dialogue. But bringing climate change back into our national conversation is as much a communications challenge as it is a scientific one.
This week, in an encore broadcast, scientist Anthony Leiserowitz, director of the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication, joins Bill to describe his efforts to galvanize communities over what’s arguably the greatest single threat facing humanity. Leiserowitz, who specializes in the psychology of risk perception, knows better than anyone if people are willing to change their behavior to make a difference.
“[A] pervasive sense up to now has been that climate change is distant — distant in time, and distant in space,” Leiserowitz tells Bill. “And what we’re now beginning to see is that it’s not so distant. I have a nine-year-old son — he’s going to be my age in the year 2050. I don’t want him to live in the world that we’re currently hurtling towards.”
Remember climate change? The issue barely comes up with any substance in our current political dialogue. But bringing climate change back into our national conversation is as much a communications challenge as it is a scientific one.
This week, in an encore broadcast, scientist Anthony Leiserowitz, director of the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication, joins Bill to describe his efforts to galvanize communities over what’s arguably the greatest single threat facing humanity. Leiserowitz, who specializes in the psychology of risk perception, knows better than anyone if people are willing to change their behavior to make a difference.
“[A] pervasive sense up to now has been that climate change is distant — distant in time, and distant in space,” Leiserowitz tells Bill. “And what we’re now beginning to see is that it’s not so distant. I have a nine-year-old son — he’s going to be my age in the year 2050. I don’t want him to live in the world that we’re currently hurtling towards.”
LEE HOTZ: INSIDE AN ANTARCTIC TIME MACHINE
Science columnist Lee Hotz describes a remarkable project at WAIS Divide, Antarctica, where a hardy team are drilling into ten-thousand-year-old ice to extract vital data on our changing climate.
In the fierce and sometimes ugly fight over global climate change, we finally have an answer coming from the earth itself: the weather is telling us climate change is here and we are causing it. Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku is among the scientist who say the world is giving us signs that climate change is already happening (to see how he explains it, watch the video above). This summer, there have been relentless droughts, wildfires, melting glaciers and unprecedented storms – all happening at the same time. And around the world people are demanding something be done about it. Even in the United States, ground zero for climate change denial, six in ten Americans say they believe it is indeed happening. But political leaders are missing in action – cowed by a vociferous climate change denial club, which is actually now shrinking faster than the polar ice caps.
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