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Nightmarish scenes in Houston: a global warning

September 7, 2017 1 Comment

Let there be no doubt: the horrific damage wrought by Hurricane Harvey was an almost entirely man-made catastrophe, one fingerprinted by all-too-human neglect, corruption and denial. If we needed a reminder of the power of water to destroy an American city, Hurricane Harvey provided it. In Houston, a fast-growing metropolis of more than 2 million people, it wasn't the wind that … [Read more...]

Houston submerged by ‘unprecedented’ flooding after Hurricane Harvey

August 28, 2017 1 Comment

Tropical Storm Harvey sent devastating floods pouring into the nation's fourth-largest city on Sunday as rising water chased thousands of people to rooftops or higher ground and overwhelmed rescuers who could not keep up with the constant calls for help. The incessant rain covered much of Houston in turbid, gray-green water and turned streets into rivers navigable only by … [Read more...]

Texas flooding: death toll rises to 24

May 31, 2015 Leave a Comment

Three more bodies have been found in the flooding in Texas, officials said Saturday, bringing the total to 24 in a state walloped this week by heavy rains and powerful storms. Another seven people have died in Oklahoma. The three latest deaths were announced by officials in Hays County, where a group of people got swept away while in a vacation house last weekend. The … [Read more...]

Which US city will be submerged by climate change?

May 4, 2014 Leave a Comment

A new Climate Central report shows which U.S. cities’ fates are locked in by sea-level rise. The long list of 1,400 cities includes not only obvious coastal candidates like Miami and New Orleans, but also inland cities such as Sacramento. They’re doomed to drown by 2100 even if carbon emissions immediately—like right now—drop to zero. Representative Henry Waxman (D-CA), a … [Read more...]

Planet-focused HR can help save the earth

February 14, 2012 Leave a Comment

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There is a finer link than one may think between human resources and natural resources – and better HR practice could help save the planet, recent research shows. According to a statistic from the CRF Institute’s latest annual Best Employers Certification Index, if employees working flexitime for the listed companies worked from home for one day a year, South Africa would … [Read more...]

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