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[ Article crossposted from sci.environment ]
[ Author was Michael J Fremont ]
[ Posted on 6 Dec 1994 22:35:38 GMT ]

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The Internet Roundtable Society is pleased to announce the following


                         INTERNET ROUNDTABLE

                       PROFESSOR H.J. DE BLIJ
                  Researcher, Smithsonian Institute                  
                 Co-Author of "Nature on the Rampage"


         "NATURE ON THE RAMPAGE: UNDERSTANDING NATURAL DISASTERS"
       Wednesday, December 14, 10PM EDT (7PM PDT) (Dec 15, 0300 GMT)
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FROM A PRESS RELEASE FOR "NATURE ON THE RAMPAGE"
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Nature's raw, primal power never fails to instill fear, inspire awe, or 
fascinate.  Despite all our sophisticated technology and scientific 
advances, we are, for the most part, helpless when faced with a 
mind-numbing display of nature's fury.

And over the last two years, our country has been under near-continuous 
assault from a devastating litany of natural calamities: Hurricane Andrew 
pummels the Southeast in 1992; wildfires scorch the West in 1993 and 
1994; record cold puts the Northeast into a deep freeze; the Mississippi 
swamps millions of acres of Midwest farmland; earthquakes rock 
California.  As a result of these disasters, thousands have been killed 
and tens of thousands more have been driven out of their homes.

What are the causes of these tragedies?  And can we avoid them in the 
future?

The Smithsonian Institution has brought together a leading geographer and 
four top science writers to reveal the secrets behind these tragedies.  
Their collective work, "Nature on the Rampage", is a beautiful, stunning 
recount of modern history's most damaging natural events.


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
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H.J. DE BLIJ is the popular Geography Editor of ABC Television's Good 
Morning America, and appears frequently to discuss current events in 
geographic context. He holds a Ph.D. in geography from Northwestern 
University, and is Landegger Distinguished Professor of Geography at 
Georgetown University, on leave from his permanent position at the 
University of Miami.  Professor de Blij is author, co-author, or editor 
of more than 30 books, and has published more than 100 articles in the 
professional literature.  He is the former editor of the National 
Geographic Society's scientific journal, National Geographic 
Research.  


UPCOMING INTERNET ROUNDTABLE PROGRAMS:
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(all shows 10PM EST (7PM PST) (next day, 0300 GMT) unless otherwise noted)
          
           
        Dec 21  Doug Rushkoff
                author, "Media Virus: The Hidden Agenda"

        Dec 28  <no show this week>

	Jan 4   <tba>

	Jan 11	<tba>

	Jan 18  Senator Arlen Specter

	Jan 25	Vic Sussman
		Sr. Editor, U.S. News & World Report


And more to come!

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