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Mega Urban Developments In Gulf Region A Natural Disaster Waiting to Happen

Karin Kloosterman | March 7th, 2009 | 13 Comments

(Palm Island in Dubai) A couple of weeks ago I was in New Orleans with my parents at the annual craziness known as Fat Tuesday during Mardi Gras. Besides the excess of everything I saw there including waste, and the…

The "Flash" Before the Flood Uses Lightning to Predict A Common Killer

Green Prophet | November 22nd, 2008 | 1 Comment

Flash floods are the most common natural disaster in the United States, and a big killer in the Middle East too (see Relief Web’s report on Yemen). And OneWorld blog here on the Yemen flash flood which recently displaced more…