Warming Has Doubled Risk Of Katrina-Like Storm Surges

March 19, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Warming Has Doubled Risk Of Katrina-Like Storm Surges From Climate Central's Andrew Freedman: Global warming has already doubled the risk of Hurricane Katrina-magnitude storm surges in the U.S., according to a new study published Monday. Continue reading... Senate Dems Tepid On Obama's Energy Security Trust Slaughterhouse Nears Grand Opening Why One Texas Native Opposes The Keystone XL Pipeline 20 Endangered Species That May Surprise You Warming Has Doubled Risk Of Katrina-Like Storm Surges PHOTOS: Giraffes, Camels, Baby Gorillas And More Animal Pictures LOOK: Chicken Lays Giant Egg With A Surprise Inside Is Spring Beginning Early This Year? LOOK: Chicken Lays Giant Egg With A Surprise Inside Edie Falco's Latest Role: Circus Protester 20 Endangered Species That May Surprise You JOEL WOLFRAM Reject Keystone XL: Obama's Opportunity to Get Serious on Climate Change Instead of speculating how Canada or its tar sands industry might react to a rejection of Keystone XL, the president should ask, "how will the world react?" The whole world, after all, will have to deal with the mess of climate change. Continue reading... GOV. MARTIN O'MALLEY Better Choices, Better Results: Moving Maryland Towards Wind Power Progress is a choice. Job creation is a choice. Investing in cleaner, greener technologies that allow us to strike a more sustainable balance with the other living systems of this earth, this too, is a choice. Continue reading... PEGGY LIU Sustainability Needs to Move From Gloom to Hope Language matters. So why is the sustainability community still stuck on the images of reduction such as "zero," "low carbon," "energy efficiency" or "350"? Isn't it time we started using more emotional vernacular like "sexy," "unique" and "comfy"? Continue reading... BRIAN CZECH Economic Report of the President: 'Our Top Priority' While Obama may not be literally obsessed with economic growth, what should we say about an Economic Report of the President that mentions "growth" 371 times, "sustainable" 35 times, and "natural resources" six times? The glass is not empty, but it's nowhere close to half full either. Continue reading... PEDRO A. SANCHEZ How to Triple Food Production in Africa Food production is beginning to increase in Africa. The specter of massive hunger by a world population of 10 billion in 2050 is not as large as it once was. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003