Word: weather
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Heat waves bring out the same kind of self-delusion. Scott Sheridan, professor of geography at Kent State University, has studied heat-wave behavior--focusing particularly on seniors, who are at special risk in hot weather--in Philadelphia; Phoenix, Ariz.; Toronto; and Dayton, Ohio. He found that less than half of people 65 and older abide by heat-emergency recommendations like drinking lots of water. Reason: they don't consider themselves seniors. "Heat doesn't bother me much, but I worry about my neighbors," said an older respondent...
...coasts of Florida continues to boom, even though hurricane season is an annual affair. Keep in mind that dense coastal construction is the main reason storms are causing more and more damage every year in the U.S. More than 50% of Americans live in coastal areas, which means heavy weather increasingly runs into people and property. Also, the elimination of wetlands to make room for development means there's less and less of a buffer zone to absorb storm surges and mitigate damage. So our biggest problem is not the weather but our romantic urge to live near water...
...place, which she's sharing with a couple of guys, including a German backpacker, is a colorful, lived-in shack two streets back from the beach. When it's quiet, you can hear the waves from the front room. In the warm weather, she'll surf twice a day, she says, but in winter it's more like every second day. As determined as she is to develop her skills, she can't stand the cold for long...
...matter how many cars, no matter how much good living you have, there are billions of people living in poverty who have no cars, no comfort, no public health, no education. The atmosphere is already poisoned. The waters are poisoned. The forests are being subjected to acid rain. The weather is getting warmer. We have suffered from that ourselves. Capitalism developed the forces of production; it developed technology. But at the same time, it has been digging its own grave...
...weather map today on the back of USA Today? I have never seen this before--all the states are red. It's like Karl Rove's dream come true." JAY LENO...