Thursday, November 1, 2012

How global warming made Hurricane Sandy worse

Climate Central: As officials begin the arduous task of pumping corrosive seawater out of New York City's subway system and try to restore power to lower Manhattan, and residents of the New Jersey Shore begin to take stock of the destruction, experts and political leaders are asking what Hurricane Sandy had to do with climate change. After all, the storm struck a region that has been hit hard by several rare extreme weather events in recent years, from Hurricane Irene to "Snowtober.' Scientists cannot yet answer...

URL: http://www.climatecentral.org/news/how-global-warming-made-hurricane-sandy-worse-15190

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