Friday, July 6, 2012

Heat wave, fires have climate change supporters on offensive

The Hill: Record-breaking heat across the country and catastrophic wildfires in Colorado are giving environmentalists a rare opening to regain the political offensive on climate change. While scientists caution against chalking up specific weather events to climate change, they say generally that heatwaves, wildfires and other extreme weather is expected with increasing frequency and intensity in a warming world. Skeptics of climate change often point to winter blizzards as evidence that the planet is...

URL: http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/236391-heat-wave-fires-leave-some-climate-change-supporters-looking-to-go-on-offense

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