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The Fire Ant Wars: Nature, Science, and Public Policy in Twentieth-Century America
A grippingly perceptive tale of changing social attitudes and scientific practices.
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Anthony Carrigan on "Representing Postcolonial Disaster"
Anthony Carrigan, Carson Fellow from January to June 2012, talks about his research concerning social disasters such as wars and ongoing chronic poverty that can develop from colonization.
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Lowcountry Hurricanes: Three Centuries of Storms at Sea and Ashore
This illustrated history recounts how, for the past three hundred years, hurricanes have altered lives and landscapes along the Georgia-South Carolina seaboard.
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Sherry Johnson on “The Culture of Catastrophe”
Sherry Johnson, Carson Fellow from January 2010 until July 2010, talks about her research on the history of disasters and climatology and the related environmental, social, and political changes.
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The First Cholera Epidemic in St. Petersburg
The first cholera epidemic in St. Petersburg, then capital of the Russian Empire, brought to light the city’s enormous sanitary problems. During the course of the epidemic 12,540 people sickened and 6,449 died.
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The St. Petersburg Flood of 1824
The St. Petersburg flood of 1824, in which the level of the river Neva rose to the 4 meter 20 centimeter mark, is the greatest in the history of the city. The city did not recover from the destructive effects of the flood until the mid-1830s.
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After London; or, Wild England
An early eco-apocalyptic novel set in the wilderness of post-urban England.
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The Last American
In this fictional future history, written by the co-founder of Life magazine, the Persian prince and admiral Khan-Li records his astonishing journey through the ruins of “Nhu-Yok,” the famed city of the extinct “Mehrikan” people.
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“The Irish Famine of 1740–1741: Famine Vulnerability and ‘Climate Migration’”
The authors regard migration as a form of adaptation and argue that Irish migration in 1740–1741 should be considered as a case of climate-induced migration.
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"The Emperor's Old Clothes: The Curious Comeback of Cost-benefit Analysis"
John Adams discusses the resurgence of cost-benefit analysis and its failures relating to lack of progress and environmental damage caused by major transport projects.