[SustainableTompkins] A Disaster Epic (in Slo-Mo)

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 * WEEK IN REVIEW *   | February 4, 2007
 * The Basics:  A Disaster Epic (in Slo-Mo)
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 By ANDREW C. REVKIN
 The consequences of climate change may be major when looked at over long
stretches of time. But can a disaster that needs thousands of years to
unfurl elicit a fast-motion response?

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