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Mumbai swimming pool illustrates climate change, foreshadows 2008 banking disaster

By Celie Dailey | Published: February 27, 2012
The city of Mumbai sits in a precarious position to sea level rise, much of it on landfill between its original seven major islands once separated by shallow water.  In 1784, the islands were first linked by causeway, making it a single landform that would undergo subsequent land reclamation projects, allowing it to become the […]
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Hurricane Irene’s wake

By Mary Edna | Published: August 30, 2011
My entire family was evacuated from Holden Beach, NC last Friday where we gathered for our annual vacation. The extent of Hurricane Irene caused damage from my home in Charleston, SC up to my sister’s house on Long Island, NY. We both had tree limbs coming down close to our houses. My brother and sister […]
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Nile Delta Desert Islands: An Artist and A Scientist, Symbiotic Point of View

By Mary Edna | Published: March 28, 2011
The following article was featured by CoastalCare.org on March 20, 2011.  Cataloging the historic dialogue between Orrin Pilkey and Mary Edna Fraser, CoastalCare.org is presenting monthly expositions written by Celie Dailey based on their collaborative text, A Celebration of Barrier Islands, Duke University Press, 2003. Nile Delta Desert Islands: An Artist and A Scientist, Symbiotic […]
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