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Wednesday, October 19, 2011
TEDx Bermuda Conference
At the 2nd Annual Tedx Bermuda Conference (held on 10.15.11 at the Fairmont Southampton), Dickson Despommier spoke on how vertical farming is "a solution to feeding the world in the 21st century amid a pending food crisis". There is no doubt it can also help if a natural disaster struck our food supply. Jeff Masters, Co-Founder of The Weather Underground Blog, spoke about warnings in climate change such as stronger hurricanes, rising sea levels and flooding. One of the major problems he discussed was the three dams that separate the Mississippi River from the Atchafalaya River. The rise in warmer climate creates more moisture in our atmosphere, which also breeds heavier rainstorms. With flood heights continually breaking, devastation can hit local communities like New Orleans and near the river if flood plains are not up to date with climate change. Jeff Masters warns that if the Mississippi River switches, it will certainly affect us on a economic level where "60 per cent of US grain is exported down the Mississippi River on barges and if you lose that barge track it could shut down the US economy". To be prepared for such events, his solution is to buy out people who are in the flood plains and allow the river to expand more and not constrict it to such a narrow space during floods. Read more on Tedx Bermuda Conference highlights here.
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