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  The Environment Report
The total value of assets exposed by the 136 cities in the 2070s is put at 35 trillion dollars, or nine percent of projected global annual GDP.
Their assessment projects the damage that would be caused by an extreme but very rare weather event -- a combination of storm surge and high winds that, in purely statistical terms, occurs once a century.
The exposure rises in the 2070s because of coastal subsidence and further population growth in these port cities, and the risk increases due to climate change, which will boost sea levels and is likely to make storms more powerful.
www.inquirer.net /specialfeatures/theenvironmentreport/view.php?db=1&article=20071204-104861   (662 words)

  
  2070s - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
2040s 2050s 2060s - 2070s - 2080s 2090s 2100s
This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about 2070s contains research on
2070s, The Decade as a Whole, Predicted Events, 2071, 2074, 2076, 2079, Fictional references, Years in the future, 3rd millennium and 21st century.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/2070s   (197 words)

  
 Global Reinsurance - How do coastal cities fare under rising flood risk?
The city rankings reflect today’s coastal flood exposure, and projected 2070s exposure given the likely impact of climate change (sea level rise and a change in storminess), natural and human induced land subsidence, population growth and urban economic growth.
By the 2070s, the value of assets exposed in key US port cities is projected to rise to over $9 trillion, representing some 15% of projected US GDP.
The adaptation messages of the OECD report are clear: projected asset exposure in the 2070s can be reduced by 90%, and population exposure by 60%, by managing development away from high-risk areas, and by building and maintaining city defences to at least a 1-in-100 year standard with sea level rise.
www.globalreinsurance.com /story.asp?sectioncode=38&storycode=370325&c=3   (1993 words)

  
 [No title]
The crop water requirement in the 2070s (b) was estimated using the average observed monthly rainfall data during 1970-2005 and the decrease of rainfall in the 2070s estimated by pseudo warming experiment (Kimura et al., 2006) as follows.
We used the same level of evapotranspiration in the 2070s based on the observation that the shortening growing period trade offs the increase in evapotranspiration by climate change.
When the canal infrastructure in region IV at the downstream is completed in the 2070s, the entire LSIP has to endure with the irrigation water level of 431 mm per annum (see Table 8).
www.ecomod.org /files/papers/52.doc   (3191 words)

  
 New Report Reveals Future Exposure to Coastal Flood in Key Cities Worldwide
Population exposed to coastal flooding in large cities is likely to increase more than threefold to 150 million by the 2070s due to climate change, subsidence, and urban development.
Miami is projected to have the highest property and infrastructure exposure by the 2070s, with more than US$3.5 trillion of exposed assets, followed by Guangzhou in China, with US$3.3 trillion and New York, with US$2.1 trillion.
Looking ahead to the 2070s, exposure rises most rapidly in developing countries, with nine of the top ten cities in Asia.
www.rms.com /NewsPress/PR_120407_OECD.asp   (1340 words)

  
 The World of The Gunny - Weapons List
During the middle 2070s the Rockwell CZ53 was slightly outdated and aging.
The L30 gatling laser was one of the many prototypes funded by the US government during the late 2070s.
The goal was to produce a lethal combination of the common minigun and the high end prototype laser rifle - it was quite a success, but the weapon tended to overheat.
wotg.stgfc.com /FRoC/weaponlist.htm   (1190 words)

  
 2070s - Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki
2070s - Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki
From Memory Alpha, the free Star Trek reference.
2070s at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
memory-alpha.org /en/wiki/2070s   (62 words)

  
 Research in Civil & Environmental Engineering / Environmental Sciences - RAE 5*
On a global-scale, for both types of exposure, population growth, socio-economic growth and urbanization are the most important drivers of the overall increase in exposure.
The analysis reveals that 90% of the total estimated 2070s asset exposure in large port cities is concentrated in only eight nations (China, US, India, Japan, Netherlands, Thailand, Vietnam and Bangladesh).
For population, 90% of the exposure in the 2070s is contained in eleven countries (again, China, USA, India, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam and Bangladesh as well as Myanmar, Egypt, Nigeria and Indonesia).
www.civil.soton.ac.uk /research/allresearch/researchdivs.asp?NameID=984&ResearchGrantID=700   (1244 words)

  
 The SF Site Featured Review: Planetes: Volume One
This manga-style graphic novel is a remarkable depiction of outer space and the people who choose to live there.
It is a collection of five inter-related stories which envision life in space in the 2070s.
Each story takes a closer look at one of the Toy Box's crew members, examining their personalities, motivations, and changes in perspective as a result of their unique work experiences.
www.sfsite.com /07a/pl179.htm   (786 words)

  
 2060s
Centuries: 20th century - 21st century - 22nd century Decades: 2020s 2030s 2040s 2050s 2060s - 2070s - 2080s 2090s 2100s 2110s 2120s Years: 2071 2072 2073 2074 2075 - 2076 - 2077 2078 2079 2080 2081 The year 2076 (MMLXXVI) in the Gregorian Calendar corresponds to the years 5836-5837 in the Hebrew Calendar.
Centuries: 20th century - 21st century - 22nd century Decades: 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s 2040s - 2050s - 2060s 2070s 2080s 2090s 2100s Years: 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 - 2050 - 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 The year 2050 (MML) in the Gregorian calendar corresponds to to 5810-5811 in the Hebrew Calendar.
Centuries: 20th century - 21st century - 22nd century Decades: 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s - 2020s - 2030s 2040s 2050s 2060s 2070s Years: 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 - 2029 - 2030 2031 2032 2033 2029 (MMXXIX) is a Common year starting on Monday.
www.experiencefestival.com /2060s   (1461 words)

  
 2070s - Memory Beta, non-canon Star Trek Wiki
Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek content.
2070s article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
This page was last modified 17:23, 12 April 2007.
startrek.wikia.com /wiki/2070s   (57 words)

  
 World s big coastal cities are likely to be flooded by 2070s :: Kharkov News (MediaPort)
As many as 150 million people in the world's big coastal cities are likely to be at risk from flooding by the 2070s, more than three times as many as now, according to a report released on Tuesday.
Climate change, population growth and urban development will mean the number at risk will rise from the current 40 million while total property and infrastructure exposure is forecast to rise to $35 trillion - 9 percent of projected global GDP, as Reuters reports.
The edition permission for any use of materials in printing, TV and other off-line sources is necessary
news.mediaport.info /eng/world/2007/3712.shtml   (549 words)

  
 S-Mart Maxwell Medium Tank
In the early 2070s the US Army was looking for a new tank design that would incorporate many of the new technologies being introduced, but without the prohibitive costs of a true Main Battle Tank.
When the XM9 was introduced it raised a few eyebrows among the acquisitions representatives that witnessed it's test runs at the proving grounds in Aberdeen, but largely it was an unimpressive vehicle with new technologies that were considered too costly for the capabilities they provided.
The 1 cm Mass Driver Cannon produced by S-Mart has been improved upon from the original version, and is no longer as tempermental as it was in the 2070s.
members.tripod.com /~SirTenzan/RIFTS/smartmaxwell.html   (2352 words)

  
 Kayano VIII or 2080?
I've had 2030s, 2070s and an old Kayano V11.
I like the 2080 much better than the 2070 - mainly as I got hold of it in a 2E fit which is
They are heavier than the 2070s but built much better.
www.cyclingforums.com /t44706.html   (550 words)

  
 Op-Ed
The total value of assets exposed by the 136 cities in the 2070s is put at 35 trillion dollars, or nine per cent of projected global annual GDP.
Their assessment projects the damage that would be caused by an extreme but very rare weather event —— a combination of storm surge and high winds that, in purely statistical terms, occurs once a century.
The exposure rises in the 2070s because of coastal subsidence and further population growth in these port cities, and the risk increases due to climate change, which will boost
www.newagebd.com /2007/dec/09/oped.html   (5278 words)

  
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GAEZ Results for 2020s and 2070s according for SRES A2/B2 using ECHAM Results for the 2020s and 2070s mean values and CRU data for climate variability.
The 2020s (2070s) climate mean values per grid cell are computed first.
Given are mean-values for 1961-1990, and the 2020s and 2070s for SRES A2/B2 scenarios.
www.usf.uni-kassel.de /grid/meta/repository.xml   (6001 words)

  
 The changing risk profile of key coastal cities around the world
The study focuses on the exposure of people, property, and infrastructure to a 1-in-100 year flood event now and in the future, and could have significant public policy implications for where to focus adaptation strategies to climate extremes.
* Population exposed to coastal flooding in large cities is likely to increase more than threefold to 150 million by the 2070s due to climate change, subsidence, and urban development.
* Miami is projected to have the highest property and infrastructure exposure by the 2070s, with more than US$3.5 trillion of exposed assets, followed by Guangzhou in China, with US$3.3 trillion and New York, with US$2.1 trillion.
www.continuitycentral.com /news03656.htm   (1011 words)

  
 Flood Insurance » Insurance Industry Blog
The study makes a first estimate of the exposure of the world’s largest port cities to coastal flooding due to storm surge and damage due to high winds.
It also investigates how climate change is likely to impact each port city’s exposure to coastal flooding by the 2070s, alongside subsidence and population growth and urbanization.
New Orleans ranks 12th, with $233.7 billion in exposed assets, rising to $1,013 billion by the 2070s, while Virginia Beach ranks 19th, with $84.6 billion in current exposed assets, increasing to $581.7 billion by the 2070s.
www.iii.org /insuranceindustryblog/?cat=10   (1711 words)

  
 Coastal Flood Peril Study: $3 Trillion Today - $35 Trillion by 2070
-- Population exposed to coastal flooding in large cities is likely to increase more than threefold to 150 million by the 2070s due to climate change, subsidence and urban development.
-- Total property and infrastructure exposure is predicted to increase from US$3 trillion today - 5 percent of current global GDP - to US$35 trillion in the 2070s - 9 percent of the projected global GDP.
-- Miami is projected to have the highest property and infrastructure exposure by the 2070s, with more than US$3.5 trillion of exposed assets, followed by Guangzhou in China, with US$3.3 trillion and New York, USA, with US$2.1 trillion.
www.insurancejournal.com /news/international/2007/12/06/85446.htm   (1053 words)

  
 Population Resource Center : Population Matters
By the 2070s, the top 10 cities in terms of population exposure (including all environmental and socioeconomic factors), are Kolkata, Mumbai, Dhaka, Guangzhou, Ho Chi Minh City, Shanghai, Bangkok, Rangoon, Miami and Hai Phòng.
While the absolute exposure of these cities is relatively low, the rapid increase expected by 2070s will nonetheless pose significant challenges for local communities.
Enclosing asterisks marks text as bold (*word*), underscore are made via _word_.
www.prcdc.org /blog/archives/3-Climate-Changes-Impact-on-Population.html   (392 words)

  
 Marvel Comics in the 1980s - 1984
Set in the future (circa 2070s), the Earth finds itself terrorized by an alien race of plunderers called the Horde.
The Horde, while more technologically advance than humans, are content to run raids throughout the world taking what they need while humans are helpless to stop them.
The Vision recruited Tigra, Iron Man, and Wonder Man to join Hawkeye and Mockingbird as the West Coast Avengers’ founding members.
www.geocities.com /marvel80s/1984.html   (784 words)

  
 S-Mart Interceptor-A
In the early 2070s power armor was entering it's second generation.
The new generation was a new breed entirely, replacing the old electric, hydraulic, and pneumatic drive systems with early synthetic musculature, electronics, and on occasion with miniature nuclear reactors to supply power.
The image was edited to fit the Interceptor as described on April 8, 2005 using Windows Paint and Print Shop Photo Pro 2.0.
members.tripod.com /~SirTenzan/RIFTS/SMInterceptor.htm   (2638 words)

  
 ENN: 150 million to face flood risk by 2070
Poor nations seen seeking to "climate proof" economies
LONDON (Reuters) - As many as 150 million people in the world's big coastal cities are likely to be at risk from flooding by the 2070s, more than three times as many as now, according to a report released on Tuesday.
Climate change, population growth and urban development will mean the number at risk will rise from the current 40 million while total property and infrastructure exposure is forecast to rise to $35 trillion -- 9 percent of projected global GDP.
www.enn.com /ecosystems/article/26460   (501 words)

  
 Findings:@Everything2.com
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www.everything2.com /index.pl?node=2070s   (72 words)

  
 Global port cities under threat | Environment | guardian.co.uk
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A new report ranks the world’s port cities that are most exposed to coastal flooding, today and in the 2070s.
Floods threaten millions of lives unless defences are improved
www.guardian.co.uk /environment/gallery/2007/dec/05/climatechange.flooding?gusrc=rss&feed=science   (53 words)

  
 Econolite
Full support for 2070s running Econolite's OASIS™ software and 170s running Wapiti W4IKS
Map-based GUI, using an ESRI map engine allowing flexible system and intersection graphics
Features or functions can be economically added as desired.
www.econolite.com /products/systems/systems.asp?product=pyramids   (284 words)

  
 RunRyder - NA 4 TP extreme 3s 2070s Lipos
RunRyder - NA 4 TP extreme 3s 2070s Lipos
Location: Milpitas, CA I have 4 TP extreme 3s 2070s Lipos for sale 55.00 each or 210 for all 4.
Location: Shelby Township, MI Bump for a good guy
runryder.com /helicopter/t423306p1   (82 words)

  
 That '70s Show | news : ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
Still, keeping the show alive for another year adds to the already tall stack of episodes in syndication, where the show does well.
So money from reruns will probably keep rolling in through the 2070s.
Vignette StoryServer 5.0 Sun Oct 22 22:55:32 2006
www.ew.com /ew/report/0,6115,1013606_10_0_,00.html   (419 words)

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