made in the United States and other countries have failed to account for our dependence on a healthy resource base, according to an assessment released today by the Worldwatch Institute. Alteration of the Mississippi River and the destruction of wetlands at its mouth have left the area around New Orleans abnormally vulnerable to the forces of nature. According to many scientists, the early results of global warming—90 degree Fahrenheit water temperatures in the Gulf and rising sea levels—may have exacerbated the destructive power of Katrina. *...* http://reflectioncafe.blogspot.com/2005/09/unnatural-disasterthe-less... Email: n3td3v <xploita...@gmail.com> n3td3v saw this story on BBC News Online and thought you should see it. ** Google defies US over search data ** Web giant Google is resisting an attempt by the US to force it to reveal what