Comments on: Hurricane Sandy Reminds America Climate Change Is No Joke

By: Zachary Shahan

Zachary Shahan — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:08:00 +0000

Not sure what you are trying to say here. The Atlantic was 5 degrees warmer than average. That = more moisture in the air and also more energy for hurricanes. A weird blocking pattern most definitely from the extreme Arctic ice melt this year kept the storm from staying offshore. This is exactly the type of thing climate scientists have predicted for years, and it is just the start of what we can expect if we don’t address global warming asap.

By: volinva

volinva — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:00:00 +0000

We could not prevent a disaster like that hurricane no matter how much money is spent. To say otherwise is without basis in fact.

By: Zachary Shahan

Zachary Shahan — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 02:08:00 +0000

Thanks — sounds like a worthy read. Hadn’t heard of it.

By: Ross Chandler

Ross Chandler — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 22:55:00 +0000

I read “2084: An Oral History of the Great Warming” a week or two ago. It’s a fairly dire forecast of the future. Too pessimistic in places war with Canada & Mexico. Environmental disaster doesn’t necessarily have to result in conflict. The chapter on storm surges and flooding in New York is good by which I mean bad.