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How To Avoid The Next Atlantis

2015-11-03

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Flood control in the Netherlands. (n.d.). In Wikipedia. Retrieved October 8, 2015, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood_control_in_the_Netherlands.

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Oahu Hawaii - Cristo Vlahos

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Port of Cape Town - Wikimedia user SkyPixels

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Hong Kong - Wikimedia user WiNG

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Perth Australia - Public Domain

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Maeslantkering closed - World66.com

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Hartelkering gesloten - Wikimedia user Quistnix

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Oosterscheldekering-pohled - Vladimír Šiman

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Haringvlietdam 2006 - Wikimedia user Quistnix

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Jakarta's flooded streets - VOA Indonesian Service (Public Domain)

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Hurricane Patricia - NOAA

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Permeable "Thirsty" concrete - Tarmac Ltd

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Floating Utility Unit - DeltaSync/Blue21

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Rijnhavenpark - DeltaSync/Blue21

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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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