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How To Avoid The Next Atlantis
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How To Avoid The Next Atlantis
  • Published_at:2015-11-03
  • Category:Science & Technology
  • Channel:MinuteEarth
  • tags: MinuteEarth Minute Earth MinutePhysics Minute Physics earth history science environment environmental science earth science climate change global warming sea level rise extreme weather cities urbanization urban areas resilience natural disasters floods hurricanes cyclones atmospheric science engineering mitigation
  • description: A big thank you to AXA for sponsoring this video. Visit http://www.axa.com/resilience to learn more about their survey on how cities and businesses worldwide are adapting to climate-related challenges. Thanks also to our Patreon patrons: - Today I Found Out - Jeff Straathof - Mark - Maarten Bremer - Alberto Bortoni - Valentin - Nicholas Buckendorf - Antoine Coeur ___________________________________________ Credits (and Twitter handles): Script Writer: Kate Yoshida (@KateYoshida) and Alex Reich (@alexhreich) Script Editor: Emily Elert (@eelert) Video Illustrator: Ever Salazar (@eversalazar) Video Director and Narrator: Emily Elert (@eelert) With Contributions From: Henry Reich (@minutephysics) and Peter Reich Music by: Nathaniel Schroeder: http://www.soundcloud.com/drschroeder _________________________________________ Like our videos? Subscribe to MinuteEarth on YouTube: http://goo.gl/EpIDGd And for exclusive early access to all our videos, sign up with Vessel: https://goo.gl/hgD1iJ Already subbed? Help us keep making MinuteEarth by supporting us on Patreon: https://goo.gl/ZVgLQZ Also, say hello on: Facebook: http://goo.gl/FpAvo6 Twitter: http://goo.gl/Y1aWVC And find us on itunes: http://podcast.minuteearth.com/ ________________________ References: Delta Works. (n.d.). In Wikipedia. Retrieved October 8, 2015, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Works. Flood control in the Netherlands. (n.d.). In Wikipedia. Retrieved October 8, 2015, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood_control_in_the_Netherlands. IPCC (2014). Climate Change 2014: Synthesis Report. Contribution of Working Groups I, II and III to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Core Writing Team, R.K. Pachauri and L.A. Meyer (eds.)]. IPCC, Geneva, Switzerland, 151 pp. http://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar5/syr/ Koch, E.W., Barbier, E.B., Silliman, B.R., Reed, D.J. et al. (2009). Non-linearity in ecosystem services: temporal and spatial variability in coastal protection. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 7(1):29–37. http://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1056&context=iss_pub Möller, I.; Kudella, M.; Rupprecht, F.; Spencer, T.; Paul, M.; van Wesenbeeck, B.K (2014). Wave attenuation over coastal salt marshes under storm surge conditions. Nature Geoscience 7: 727–731. http://www.nature.com/ngeo/journal/v7/n10/full/ngeo2251.html Moss, S. (2011, January 19). Weatherwatch: The Grote Mandrenke. The Guardian. http://www.theguardian.com/news/2011/jan/20/weatherwatch-grote-mandrenke The Nature Conservancy (2015). Urban Coastal Resilience: Valuing Nature’s Role. https://tnc.app.box.com/s/9awez618538tf24rnu5mv73fkfa668mr/1/4092107687/34026668411/1 The World Bank Group (2011). Guide to Climate Change Adaptation in Cities. http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTURBANDEVELOPMENT/Resources/336387-1318995974398/GuideClimChangeAdaptCities.pdf Image Credits: Oahu Hawaii - Cristo Vlahos https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Waikiki_view_from_Diamond_Head.JPG Port of Cape Town - Wikimedia user SkyPixels https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Port_of_Cape_Town.jpg Hong Kong - Wikimedia user WiNG https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hong_Kong_Island_Skyline_2009.jpg Perth Australia - Public Domain https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Perth_Skyline.jpg Maeslantkering closed - World66.com http://www.world66.com/europe/netherlands/lib/gallery/showimage?pic=europe/netherlands/new_waterway_storm Hartelkering gesloten - Wikimedia user Quistnix https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spijkenisse_-_Hartelkering_gesloten.jpg Oosterscheldekering-pohled - Vladimír Šiman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Oosterscheldekering-pohled.jpg Haringvlietdam 2006 - Wikimedia user Quistnix https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Haringvlietdam_2006_06_18-2.jpg Jakarta's flooded streets - VOA Indonesian Service (Public Domain) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:VOA_People_walk_through_Jakarta%27s_flooded_streets.jpg Hurricane Patricia - NOAA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hurricane_Patricia_October_23,_2015,_GOES-15_visible_animation.gif Permeable "Thirsty" concrete - Tarmac Ltd https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlFX_WTFIis Floating Utility Unit - DeltaSync/Blue21 http://www.blue21.nl/ Rijnhavenpark - DeltaSync/Blue21 http://www.blue21.nl/ Tracks and Storms - Robert Allison http://robslink.com/ NYC Hurricane Evacuation Map - City of New York http://maps.nyc.gov/hurricane/
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