On AlterNet: storms

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The 5 Dumbest Right-Wing Reactions to Hurricane Irene

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. August 29, 2011.

Government planning and preparation helped keep Irene's damage from being even worse than it was. No wonder right-wingers are going nuts.

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.

Killer Tornadoes: How Devastating Extreme Weather Is Linked to Human-Caused Climate Change

Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now!. May 26, 2011.

News audiences are seeing an increasing number of "severe weather" warnings on TV, but little connection has been made to the role humans have played in driving climate change.

Catastrophic Weather Events Are Becoming the New Normal -- Are You Ready for Life on Our Planet Circa 2011?

Bill McKibben, AlterNet. February 2, 2011.

For two decades now we've been ignoring the impassioned pleas of scientists that our burning of fossil fuels was a bad idea. And now we're paying a heavy price.

Scientists Find 'Drastic' Shifts in Atlantic Currents Are Affecting Weather

AFPJanuary 5, 2011.

A disruption or shifts in the oscillation is an explanation for moist or harsh winters in Europe, or severe summer droughts such as in Russia, in recent years.

Connecting Wild Weather, Climate Change and Political Action

Paul Rogat Loeb, PaulLoeb.org. September 11, 2007.

With wild weather across the globe, people are beginning to see a more holistic view of climate change. So should our politicians.