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Das Dossier bietet Einblicke in die Hintergründe der Flutkatastrophe in Hamburg 1962, das Oder-Hochwasser 1997, in das Seebeben/Flutwelle "Tsunami" in Thailand und in den Hurrican Katrina im Süden der USA.

Eine Naturkatastrophe ist eine natürlich entstandene Veränderung der Erdoberfläche oder der Atmosphäre, die auf Lebewesen und deren Umgebung verheerende Auswirkungen hat. Im engeren Sinne kann ein Naturereignis nur dann zur "Katastrophe" werden, wenn es sich auf Menschen auswirkt...

He explains the idea of “Cradle to Cradle”, and how humans can become tools of the natural world once more. He explores the difference between a consumer and a customer, explains what is meant by accruing a “materials bank”, and proposes how we can turn sewage treatment plants into nutrient management plants. He is an anticipatory design architect. But more than that he is a philosopher for the 21st century, and is asking some of the most critical questions we should be thinking about in these challenging times.

China announced Friday that it was banning all commerce in ivory by the end of 2017, a move that would shut down the world’s largest ivory market and could deal a critical blow to the practice of elephant poaching in Africa.

"China Banning Ivory, Thrilling Nature Groups" is from the December 31, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Edward Wong and Jeffrey Gettleman and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

The idea lost billions of dollars. Genes may indeed be programmable code, akin to computer software, but it turned out nature was more complex than first believed.

"Clean Tech Rises Again, Retooling Nature for Industrial Use" is from the December 27, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Quentin Hardy and narrated by Kristi Burns.