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Heat, Drought, Famine All Part of Coming 'Exponential' Increase Of Climate-Related Disasters

Matthew McDermott, TreeHugger. July 22, 2011.

Climate change will "exponentially" increase the scale of natural disasters -- so when are we going to take this threat seriously?

Connecting Extreme Weather Dots Across the Map

Janet Redman, Other Words. July 18, 2011.

But for some reason we're loathe to take the next step and connect the dots of extreme floods, heat waves, droughts, and storms popping up across the map.

Nukes at Risk as Floods and Fires From Extreme Weather Make Us Vulnerable

Tina Gerhardt, AlterNet. June 30, 2011.

Extreme weather may be no match for our aging nuclear fleet and that's bad news millions of Americans who live nearby.

Floods Again Force Families to Evacuate North Dakota Town

Environment News ServiceJune 23, 2011.

The worst flooding in 40 decades is forcing evacuations in Minot, North Dakota.

Floods, Earthquakes, Landslides: Are We to Blame for So Many Disasters?

Bill McKibben, The Guardian. April 4, 2011.

We are remaking the world, and quickly; we are stumbling into a new way of thinking about disaster, where neither God nor nature, but man is to blame.

Brisbane, Australia a 'War Zone' as Major Flood Smashes City

AFPJanuary 12, 2011.

A total of 23 people have died in floodwaters that have turned an area twice the size of Texas into a disaster zone, following months of heavy rains blamed on La Nina.

Melting Glaciers to Bring Floods and Drought

Environment News ServiceDecember 9, 2010.

The third fastest rate of loss is among glaciers in the northwest United States and southwest Canada.

Five Ways You Can Help Pakistan (and the Rest of Us)

Sarah van Gelder, YES! Magazine. September 3, 2010.

The Pakistani people need our help. Here's what we can do today, and how to reduce the number of future disasters.

How the Pakistan Floods Could Change the War in Afghanistan

Brian M. Downing, Asia Times. August 20, 2010.

The human suffering of millions in Pakistan's floods may have just begun if the country destablizes -- meaning, the U.S. could be there for a very long time.

Jindal's Speech Wasn't Only Bad, It Was Full of Sh*t

Melissa McEwan, Shakesville. February 27, 2009.

Surprise, surprise.

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