In Hurricane Sandy's Fury, The Fingerprint Of Climate Change

Monday, October 29, 2012 In Hurricane Sandy's Fury, The Fingerprint Of Climate Change Last month, Mike Tidwell, director of Maryland's Chesapeake Climate Action Network and the author of the 2006 book The Ravaging Tide -- which detailed the expected rise in extreme weather events that will come with global warming -- received a pamphlet in the mail from his insurance company, Travelers. The full-color flier depicted a typical suburban home with a lashing storm looming on the horizon. Federal Agencies Prepare For 'Unprecedented' Storm Hurricane Sandy Could Displace Urban Rats, Spread Infectious Disease Top Oil Lobbyist Primed For Leading Role In A Romney Administration Experts Say Hurricane Sandy Could Cost New York City, Region Tens Of Billions Of Dollars New U.N. 'Atlas' Links Climate Change And Health BLOG POSTS Paul Douglas: Tracking the Frankenstorm -- What You Need to Know (Live Updates) I'm tracking Hurricane Sandy and I'm sharing some of my thinking with HuffPost readers who may be personally impacted over the next few days. Kevin Welner: A Modest Hurricane Proposal for Honoring Climate Change Deniers Here in the U.S., the explosion of climate-change deniers has given us a wealth of names to choose from. No more Dorians and Humbertos! Bring on Hurricane Lungren and Tropical Storm Milloy. Mike Lux: Thankful, and Not, While Frankenstorm Bears Down I know based on past snowstorms and bad weather that everyone after the event will be there to help each other dig out and make the best of whatever happens. That's the kind of country we are, at least right now. Let's hope we remain that way. Dr. Reese Halter: Hurricanes: The New Normal In Galveston, Texas, one such storm surge hit the coast and killed 8,000 people in 1900. So what conditions create such violence? Paul Yeager: Frankenstorm: Fact and Fiction With so much information being generated from weather and non-weather sources, it's difficult to separate fact from fiction. If you're in the potential path of the storm, then follow local sources of weather information extremely closely and take any necessary actions to best prepare yourself.

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