Oct 30, 2012
Want to learn a little about climate science and hurricanes? Do an internet search using "Hurricane Sandy" and "climate change". A quick search at 4pm on October 30th revealed half a dozen major news sources posting very readable articles that explain some of the science underlying climate forecasts of storm severity.
Here's a selection:
- New York Times: Did global warming contribute to Hurricane Sandy's devastation?
- Washington Post: Yes, Hurricane Sandy is a good reason to worry about climate change
- boingboing.net: Did climate change cause Hurricane Sandy?
- Huffington Post: Hey Pols, Hurricane Sandy is climate change
- The Guardian: Was Hurricane Sandy supersized by climate change?
- NPR: The science behind Hurricane Sandy: climate change or freak storm?
For a collection of some pretty amazing satellite images: see this NASA web site.
