We have a map but are uncertain of our location and hence are unsure of the distance to the waterfall. Some of us are getting nervous and wish to land immediately; others insist we can continue safely for several more hours. A few are enjoying the ride so much that they deny there is any immediat...
Someone once described camels as horses created by committee. They had a point, for they can carry double the load of an ox at twice the speed and cover much greater distances. They are faster than donkeys and can travel for long distances without water across searing hot terrain. Few animals had...
With warming came rising sea levels well documented by scientific measurements.Both warming and climbing oceans are, of course, phenomena that humans have encountered before, but today there’s a new element to this familiar experience—rising coastal population. We live in the era of the megacity,...