The Miami port of call provides the opportunity to illustrate one of the immediate physical consequences of climate change, the cost of which is among the highest for its citizens. The heightened frequency and power of hurricanes, along with violent floodings in the area, are direct consequences of global warming. For the local population the toll is high, and governement institutions, confronted with hard costs, are learning to evaluate and manage the risks.
This stopover will zero in on the risks which climate change bring in the matter of natural disasters and on the solutions that have been considered to reduce these risks.
To know more about it, here are some links on the persons and the organisations met during this stopover:
http:/www.miamigov.com/msi/pages/Climate Action/Default.asp
http://www.aoml.noaa.gov
http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/ocd
http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/divs/mpo/People/research/Cherubin/
http://hycom.rsmas.miami.edu
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