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Old 12-01-2010, 11:55 PM   #113 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard View Post

Miami FL cannot get by with building dikes -- the land is porous limestone/corral and the water will come in under them. Once this gets high enough, the city will probably have to be abandoned. India is already building a wall to try and keep the Bangladeshis out; as their land floods.

The Navy is very concerned, too and we need to realize why this is happening, and begin to do something.
"The sky is falling! The sky is falling!"

Mmm, hmm.

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Listen to the On Point show for yourself:

Media Player | WBUR and NPR - On Point with Tom Ashbrook
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"I read this in a book, and I heard that on the radio so it must be true!"

Yeah, sure. As if any piece promoted in the media makes its content true...