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For one thing, America is still booming after the excesses of the Industrial Revolution. By some comparisons, China is in better shape—none of its rivers have yet managed to catch on fire like the Cuyahoga, a river so polluted from America’s rise to industrial...

Author: By Marion Liu | Title: In Defense of China | 11/19/2007 | See Source »

Still, keeping future death tolls low is likely to get a lot harder. Scientists believe that global warming will make cyclones in the region bigger and more frequent. That's bad news for Bangladesh, whose location and geography makes it not only particularly susceptible to the effects of climate change...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Bangladesh Survived a Cyclone | 11/19/2007 | See Source »

Regardless of these preparations, much of Bangladesh will be transformed if current global warming trends continue. As the sea level rises, vast swaths of coastal land will disappear in coming decades - as much as 18% of Bangladesh's current landmass, according to the World Bank. And as the rivers swell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Bangladesh Survived a Cyclone | 11/19/2007 | See Source »

New Harvard basketball coach Tommy Amaker is stuck in the middle. To find success, he must tackle the forces of a disappointing past and all of its depressing streaks. At the same time, the present is a constant concern—how to make the best of a transition year...

Author: By Walter E. Howell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: BASKETBALL '07: Three-Point Plan | 11/13/2007 | See Source »

The Pleasures of Paddling Re "Floating Your Own Boat," about the rise in the popularity of kayaking [Nov. 5]: In 2005 my son asked me if I wanted to look at kayaks with him. I went with him, took a kayak for a trial ride and bought it immediately. I...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 11/9/2007 | See Source »

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