Those Who Ignore the Future Are Condemned To Repeat It 0
Robert I. Field reminds us that there is no reason to be surprised by Hurricane Sandy:
“[T]he slow rise in sea level will start to affect cities like New York during big storms. One year, high waves will wash up on the roads bordering the harbor, forcing the police to close them for a day or two. As time passes, this will get to be a more common phenomenon, and the strength of the storm needed to trigger it will become less.” (See James Trefil, A Scientist in the City, Anchor Books, 1994, p.247-248)
Then, we’ll get the big wake-up call:
“[P]erhaps during one of those hurricanes that occasionally make their way up the East Coast, a big storm surge will send water into the streets of lower Manhattan. It will be a big news item, of course, but it will take some time before people realize that there’s a problem to be dealt with.”
Read the rest to see how other portions of Trefil’s prediction are coming true.
