Monthly Archives: March 2013

5 March 2013 – Conference on Sea Level Rise

Posted on 2013-03-12 by Ricardo

Back in 1996 I was part of a team in charge of assessing the vulnerability of a major south Florida hospital to hurricanes. My specific responsibility was to characterize the potential impacts of hurricanes, and its various damaging components, on … Continue reading →

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The National Climate Assessment 2013

Posted on 2013-03-07 by Ricardo

A presidential directive by President George H. W. Bush in 1989 created the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) as a venue for informing the Executive Branch of Government about potential consequences of climate change in the United States. In … Continue reading →

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