Florida, where the earth recently literally opened up and swallowed a man as he lay sleeping in his own bed, isn’t the only place where sinkholes are endangering people. As we reported here, the Dead Sea is drying up, and the process is creating sinkholes in neighboring Israel and Jordan, devouring local villages.
Recreating the Creative Industry in New Orleans
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans has been rebounding slowly. Five years after the disaster, researchers suggest that the city promote its entertainment industry as a development strategy.