Hurricane Sandy left deep scars on the US Atlantic shore. With damages of $108 billion, only Katrina manages to surpass the level of damages produced by Sandy, $68 billion. Close to 150 people lost their lives during the 2012 superstorm, half of them on US soil. Two years after Sandy ravaged the East coast, it’s time to assess what the authorities managed to achieve to avoid similar outcomes. … [Read more...]
Human Interference blamed For Yellow River Flooding in China
A combination of human caused environmental degradation and efforts to control the great Yellow river in China, made almost 3,000 years ago, may be responsible for flooding that killed millions and led to the fall of an empire, according to new research. What could be considered as a grim lesson from history of the importance of responsible land use, archeologists in China have found evidence that … [Read more...]
