13.7: Cosmos And Culture Sun October 28, 2012 Hurricane CSI:
Frankenstorm Sandy And Climate Change Originally published on
Wed October 31, 2012 3:10 pm It was not a good year for people,
weather and climate. The winter was strangely warm in many
places and the summer ridiculously hot. As a large fraction of
the country suffered through extreme or even extraordinary
drought many folks naturally wondered, "Is this climate change?"
Then along came a presidential election in which the words
"climate change" disappeared from the dialogue. Now, just a week
or so before voting day, the convergence of westbound Hurricane
Sandy with a eastbound cold front is creating a massive storm, a
Frankenstorm even, that is threatening millions of Americans.
Weird weather is making yet another appearance in our lives and
once again we ask, "Is this climate change?" The hyper-charged
political landscape we are crossing now creates its own sparks
when trying to answer that question. In a world looking for
"wake-up calls" and "smoki