Climate politics: a melting glacier…
The great floods across parts of southern England may have abated, but questions over their linkage to climate change are among the most powerful residues.
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Show me the money: Adaptation Finance
Cities and poor people living in cities are often forgotten in climate adaptation planning. How can we fix that?
Climate, politics & money – headlines
•Climate change is here now and it could lead to global conflict •Kerry: Climate change as dangerous as WMDs •UK newspapers are talking more about climate change and flooding •From Occupy to Climate Justice: Merging Economic Justice and Climate Activism •Heatwave frequency ‘surpasses levels previously predicted for 2030’ •Arctic thaw significantly worsens global warming risk •Carbon divestment is a shining example
“This Should Not Come as a Surprise”: Bill McKibben on Global Extreme Weather from U.S. to Sochi
While governors have declared states of emergency from Louisiana to New Jersey due to the massive snow and ice storm, other examples of extreme weather are being seen across the globe.
The Flowers of August
It’s called “whiplash weather” and that is certainly what’s happened where I live…the rains have largely stopped. August has been dry…So, should I cheer or jeer the wildflowers?
Scientists and Aid Experts Plan for a Warmer Future
Climate scientists and humanitarian relief workers need to collaborate far more closely to prepare for a future of increased extreme weather events.
Frankenstorm: Hurricane Sandy an Outgrowth of Global Warming’s Extreme Weather?
Forecasters say Hurricane Sandy is a rare hybrid superstorm created by an Arctic jet stream from the north wrapping itself around a tropical storm from the south. Jeff Masters, director of meteorology at the Weather Underground, warns that such a "Frankenstorm," as it is called, is an outgrowth of the extreme weather changes caused by global warming.