If the Climate Shoe Fits …
What will a future world shaped by accelerating climate change look like? Imagine this season’s Atlantic hurricanes and devastating flooding in India, and kick those up a notch or three, says the head of the United Nation’s Environment Programme (UNEP). As of this June, the world has already seen some 400 natural disasters (including the non-weather-related Sichuan earthquake in China) rack up damages of $82 billion. At that rate, says insurance company Munich Re, 2008 is “following the long-term trend towards more weather catastrophes, which is influenced by climate change.”
Read more at UNEP’s Website and find an insightful commentary on “Gustav, Global Warming and Sarah Palin” at Salon.
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