Troubling Predictions Come True For Reporter And Friends

February 15, 2005–

Grasshopper Infestations on the Rise Again

August 7, 2002–

Scientists Call for Safer Coal Waste Impoundments

October 17, 2001–After the disastrous collapse of a Kentucky coal waste impoundment in October 2000, Congress asked the National Research Council to recommend ways to help reduce the potential for future calamities at about 700 U.S. facilities.

Bioterrorism and Bioweapons

September 26, 2001–Following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, many experts have become more concerned that terrorists may maliciously spread biological agents such as anthrax or smallpox.

Building Design and Construction

September 26, 2001–The WTC victims were killed not just by terrorists, but by the buildings themselves.

Dam Safety

September 26, 2001–The Bureau of Reclamation announced laconically Sept. 12 that it had stepped up security at Hoover, Glen Canyon, and Grand Coulee dams.

Drinking Water Systems

September 26, 2001–Drinking water sources, purification, and distribution systems are essential to public health, and failures could be catastrophic.

Levees and Flood Control Works

September 26, 2001–There are places along the Mississippi River (e.g. New Orleans) where many people live in areas that would normally be flooded, were it not for levees or other flood control works.

Nuclear Plants and Materials

September 26, 2001–Security of nuclear power plants was definitely on people's minds as the WTC burned and nobody knew where the next plane would hit.

Oil and Gas Pipelines

September 26, 2001–Because of their length, ubiquity, and remoteness, pipelines can be nearly impossible to defend.