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Huge earthquake in Turkey and Syria, kills over 1,700, many trapped

Mon, 2023-02-06 10:03 — mike kraft

Huge earthquake hits Turkey and Syria, kills about 1,700, many trapped

...The magnitude 7.8 quake, which hit before sunrise in bitter winter weather, was the worst to strike Turkey this century. It was followed in the early afternoon by another large quake of magnitude 7.7.

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The Texas power grid failure: fragility and attitudes

Sat, 2021-02-20 12:35 — mike kraft

The grid leaves us powerless The trouble in Texas is a chilling reminder of the fragility of our foundations. Dan Zak Washington Post

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The Deep Adaptation Agenda

Tue, 2019-07-09 08:47 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Jem Bendell - scientistswarning.org

CLICK HERE - Deep Adaptation: A Map for Navigating Climate Tragedy (36 page .PDF document)

. . . The paper, published in July of 2018, concludes “…recent research suggests that human societies will experience disruptions to their basic functioning within less than ten years due to climate stress. Such disruptions include increased levels of malnutrition, starvation, disease, civil conflict and war – and will not avoid affluent nations. This situation makes redundant the reformist[2] approach to sustainable development and related fields of corporate sustainability. Instead, a new approach which explores how to reduce harm and not make matters worse is important to develop. In support of that challenging, and ultimately personal process, understanding a ‘deep adaptation agenda’ may be useful.”

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Higher Seas to Flood Dozens of US Cities, Study Says; Is Yours One of Them?

Thu, 2017-07-13 00:45 — Kathy Gilbeaux

CLICK HERE - STUDY - Union of Concerned Scientists - When Rising Seas Hit Home: Hard Choices Ahead for Hundreds of US Coastal Communities (2017)

cnn.com - by Jennifer Gray - July 12, 2017

For the past several years, scientists have been trying to get people to wake up to the dangers that lie ahead in rising seas due to climate change. A comprehensive list now names hundreds of US cities, large and small, that may not make it through the next 20, 50 or 80 years due to sea level rise . . .

. . . If you live along the coast, your city could be one of them -- meaning you could be part of the last generation to call it home.

"This research hones in on exactly how sea level rise is hitting us first. The number of people experiencing chronic floods will grow much more quickly than sea level itself," Benjamin Strauss, Vice President for Sea Level and Climate Impacts at Climate Central said in reaction to this study.

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One Million K-12 Students Are Homeless in America!

Mon, 2013-11-11 17:10 — debbiefook

http://truth-out.org/news/item/19779-one-million-k-12-students-are-homeless

One Million K-12 Students Are Homeless

(Image: Student silhouette via Shutterstock)Homelessness is defined as not having a regular permanent residence. This doesn’t necessarily mean living in the streets or in their vehicles – though many do. A large portion of homeless split their times between hotels, homeless shelters or crowding in with friends and families. For many students, when they go to school each morning, they may have no idea where they will be sleeping that night.

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Jamaica Bay Greenway Coalition Meeting -- Saturday Nov. 2, 10:30 am at Ryan Visitor Center Floyd Bennett Field

Sat, 2013-11-02 09:32 — debbiefook

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Hello Canarsie,

I hope you are all well. I am happy to invite you to the next Jamaica Bay Greenway Coalition meeting, which will be held on November 2, 10:30 am at the Ryan Visitor's Center. This will be a very special coalition meeting because as Alice Friedman (from NYCDOT Greenways Department) will join us to introduce DOT's Jamaica Bay Greenway Implementation project and planning process. This is an amazing first step to begin to address some of the greenway issues that have been discussed in previous meetings and workshops. Also, during this meeting we wanted to focus sometime to defining our role(s) in this process as well as how we all mutually benefit from coming together.

As was discussed in the last meeting, we ask that you think about the following and come prepared to discuss:

o Your interests & goals for being part of this project & Coalition

o How you feel the Coalition can help your goals

o What you can do to contribute to the Coalition

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Wednesday, 11/6, join the climate change and vulnerable populations discussion at the Brooklyn Historical Society,

Fri, 2013-11-01 14:25 — debbiefook

Brooklyn Long Term Recovery Group

FREE This Wednesday, 11/6, join the climate change and vulnerable populations discussion at the Brooklyn Historical Society, 6PM-7:30PM. The focus will be on Red Hook, Sunset Park and Williamsburg.

http://www.marfadialogues.org/participants/center-for-social-inclusion/

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Welcome to Flood Zone NYC

Fri, 2013-10-18 11:25 — debbiefook

follow this link to flood zone maps
http://www.floodzonenyc.com/

Flood Zone NYC was born out of a frustration with the official NYC hurricane evacuation zone tool by Dr. Hanley. The official tool takes too many steps to find the most important information and difficult to know what to do with information if you are in a flood zone.

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