In 100 Years (Your Campus May Resemble Venice)
Earlier this week, the tides of the Adriatic Sea submerged the Italian city of Venice. The New York Times published an astonishing set of photographs of Venetians and tourists attempting to go about their days, seemingly defiant of the flood. One picture captured tourists thigh-deep in water in Saint Mark’s Square, another showed fashionably-dressed teens [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Post-Storm Lessons in Energy Planning (The Hurricane Ike Edition, Part 2)
Today marks the one month anniversary of Hurricane Ike. In Houston, the tree canopy is noticeably thinner, tarps still cover many roofs, and certain city services have been suspended to enable workers to focus on debris collection. However, life for most in this city is returning to normal. Galveston is another story altogether. To paraphrase [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )How Twenty Miles Saved a City (The Hurricane Ike Edition, Part 1)
While people in most parts of the United States welcome the arrival of summer, those of us living along the Gulf Coast and in the coastal communities of the Southeast note the season’s arrival with a certain amount of anxiety, and mark its passing with a sense of relief. It’s not so much the heat [...]
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