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Farewell, Arecibo: The Need For Climate-Resilient Infrastructure

December 10, 2020December 10, 2020 Nat M. Zorach 0 Comments adaptation, arecibo, arecibo observatory, arecibo radio telescope, astrophysics, carl sagan, climate change, dam collapse, edenville dam, extreme weather, flooding, goldeneye, henry flagler, hurricanes, jodie foster, overseas railroad, pierce brosnan, puerto rico, radio astronomy, radio telescope, resilience, sanford dam, sean bean, st. francis dam, tacoma narrows bridge, teton dam, tom skerritt, william fichtner

The collapse of the Arecibo Radio Telescope in Puerto Rico highlights the gradual attrition of American leadership in science, and the failure of an entire generation of political leadership– in both parties- to address the increasingly grave threats of climate change.