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We're All New Orleanians Now |
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The Washington Post By Mike Tidwell Sunday, August 20, 2006; Page B01 How's this for poetic justice? In future years, the White House and all those federal agencies accused of acting too slowly after Hurricane Katrina smashed New Orleans last August will probably find their own D.C. offices threatened by catastrophic flooding from monster storms. They may be hunkering behind massive levees and fantastic floodgates, harried by the annual threat of Katrina-scale hurricanes. Because one year after the great catastrophe in Louisiana, this much is clear: It's coming here. |
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By Katharine Mieszkowski Salon.com
8/14/06
The author who predicted Katrina now forecasts watery catastrophe for New York, Houston and Miami in "The Ravaging Tide." Aug. 14, 2006 | Mike Tidwell predicted Hurricane Katrina and the catastrophic flooding of New Orleans in his 2003 book "Bayou Farewell: The Rich Life and Tragic Death of Louisiana's Cajun Coast." In his new book, "The Ravaging Tide: Strange Weather, Future Katrinas and the Coming Death of America's Coastal Cities," Tidwell argues that building stronger, higher levees for the ruined city, like devising better evacuation plans, amounts to treating the symptoms instead of the disease. When President Bush tells businesses and residents to return to New Orleans, Tidwell says, it's an act of "mass homicide." The multibillion-dollar plan that would have prevented the tragedy was never implemented before Katrina, and even after the storm the plan languishes. |
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Is Katrina First of Many? |
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CBS The Early Show
8/24/06
Author Warns that Global Warming May Spur Similar Storms(CBS) It's been almost a year since Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, leaving more than 1,000 dead and tens of billions of dollars in damage.
In his new book, "The Ravaging Tide: Strange Weather, Future Katrinas, and the Coming Death of America's Coastal Cities," author Mike Tidwell predicts we will continue to see major hurricanes like Katrina as a result of global warming.
He stopped by The Early Show Thursday to discuss his grim forecast. |
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Book Review: The Sea Around Us |
Book Review: The Sea Around Us In 'The Ravaging Tide,' award-winning environmental journalist Mike Tidwell demonstrates the risk to all Americans from global warming Times-Picayune (New Orleans)
By: SUSAN LARSON
August 6, 2006 In 2003, journalist Mike Tidwell sounded the alarm for Louisiana's environmental crisis in "Bayou Farewell: The Rich Life and Tragic Death of Louisiana's Cajun Coast." As he proudly recounts in his new book, "The Ravaging Tide: Strange Weather, Future Katrinas, and the Coming Death of America's Coastal Cities," then-Louisiana Gov. Mike Foster bought a copy of that book for every member of the Louisiana Legislature and the U.S. Congress.
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"The ignoble American reponse to the unprecendented peril of climate change has produced few heroes, but Mike Tidwell is one. Here he shows why--this book is a perfect mix of reporting, motivation, and specific advice for the huge work ahead of us. A truly crucial book, one that will make a difference!"
--Bill McKibben |
Mike Tidwell, USCEC director and author, has just released his sixth book, The Ravaging Tide: Strange Weather, Future Katrinas, and the Coming Death of America's Coastal Cities, which goes into great depth about global warming and its connection to hurricanes.
Check out our calendar to see when Mike Tidwell will be in your town Read the reviews below
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The Ravaging Tide