On Tuesday, July 27, 19 people were killed near Interlaken, Switzerland when an unexpected rain storm inundated the canyon they were exploring. Is this the sort of thing that can be attributed to freak weather resulting from global warming? Are those kinds of freak accidents going to become more common?
Bruce says. . .

When people think about global warming, they think of hotter temperatures and rising oceans. What are some of the other perhaps less anticipated effects of global warming?
Bruce says. . .

At the recent International Botanical Congress held in St. Louis, scientists claimed that two-thirds of the planet's species will become extinct in the next 100 years if we don't start making changes, fast. Are you in accord? What would be the Viridian response to this crisis?
Bruce says. . .

What do you think of eco-tourism, or for that matter, travel itself?
Bruce says. . .

Bruce's other books include The Hacker Crackdown, Islands in the Net, Heavy Weather, and most recently, A Good Old Fashioned Future, a collection of short stories, and Distraction, a novel.

Though best-known as a science fiction writer, Sterling is also a journalist and cultural critic. He has written extensively for Wired magazine, and he writes a design column for the online edition of U&lc. He is a sought-after speaker at technology and design conferences, where he gives his own powerful spin to the discussion of computer crime, global culture and travel, industrial design, and cyberculture.

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