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"When we’re faced with threats of inundation, our reaction has
traditionally been to build walls. Sea-level rises, storms and floods
have been held back with solid barriers, seawalls and dykes. We have
used walls to keep out people, too: the fact that this has failed
throughout the ages has not stopped its recent revival in the United States.
The climate crisis threatens global sea-level rises of well over half a
metre if we fail to act, while tidal storm surges will reach many times
that height. Fiercer and more frequent hurricanes will batter us, and
millions of people who live in areas where crops have failed and wells
run dry will be forced to flee their homes. But walls will not work with
the climate crisis, even if the temptation to try to keep out the
consequences, rather than dealing with the causes, is as strong as ever."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
