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...living in disaster-prone areas of the state - along with roads, schools, hospitals and other low-lying coastal infrastructure. Nearly $100 billion worth of coastal property could be at risk - and the cost to protect that land from flooding will likely be in the billions, even if we do control greenhouse-gas emissions. "This change is inevitable, and it's going to alter the character of California's coast," says Heather Cooley, a senior research associate at the Pacific Institute and a co-author of the study...
...least $14 billion up front, according to the Pacific Institute, with an additional $1.4 billion a year in maintenance costs. But even that might not be enough. "Eventually you could see phased abandonment of certain areas that would experience flooding a lot," says Cooley. We're used to controlling the effects of nature, but if we fail to control climate change, we may have to surrender...
...potential career path that is less subject to the perils of the job market: entrepreneurship. Starting one’s own venture is becoming a more and more popular career choice among Harvard students, a trend that is likely aided by the fact that entrepreneurs are in complete control of their own employment. But while post-college entrepreneurs are able to concentrate on their ventures as their primary occupation, Harvard students face a completely different experience because of the role Harvard plays in their daily lives as well as in their budding businesses...
...Green, having clinched at least a share of the Ancient Eight crown after a win over Brown last Saturday, was in control throughout the contest. The story of the game was the Dartmouth frontcourt, for which the Crimson was prepared after a physical loss in January, but for which it ultimately had no answer the second time around. The team numbers told the story: the Big Green finished with 51 rebounds, including 20 on the offensive glass, to Harvard?...
...rebounding is the one single factor we have control of, but we’re just not a good rebounding team,” Delaney-Smith said. “[Dartmouth] had 20 offensive rebounds in one game? We cannot win that game...