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Hurricanes, Floods, and Droughts

Hurricanes, Floods, and Droughts. Irina Cech, Ph.D. Water covers 70% of the Earth's surface. Banda Aceh Shore, Indonesia -Before. Images by Digital Globe. Banda Aceh Shore, Indonesia -After. Images by Digital Globe. Man vs. Nature. Nature won… big time in 2008.

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Hurricanes, Floods, and Droughts

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  1. Hurricanes, Floods, and Droughts Irina Cech, Ph.D.

  2. Water covers 70% of the Earth's surface

  3. Banda Aceh Shore, Indonesia -Before Images by Digital Globe

  4. Banda Aceh Shore, Indonesia -After Images by Digital Globe

  5. Man vs. Nature. Nature won… big time in 2008. A home in Bridge City, Texas, In the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, September 2008

  6. Overgrazing, deforestation, and desertification • Severe drought reduced savanna vegetation and stimulated overgrazing until the land was nearly barren.

  7. Photo by Irina Cech, 2006

  8. To keep water flowing for the Olympics and 16,000 athletes and officials, Beijing was draining surrounding regions, depriving farmers of water and aggravating a long-term problem. Though the Chinese capital's filthy air makes headlines, water may be its most desperate environmental challenge. Explosive growth combined with a persistent drought mean the city of 17 million people is fast running out of water. MSMBC March 19, 2008

  9. Water crisis to hit Earth in 2025 Many respectable scientists believe that fresh water, not oil, will become most expensive substance on Earth. 28.01.2008, Pravda.Ru

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