Friday, April 5, 2013

Climate change: "real" threat or just a political issue?



Has the topic of climate change come up in your conversations since Sandy became the largest hurricane recorded ever last year or March 2013 in the Northern US has become the winter that won't leave?  


In announcing that climate change is one of the key threats to our National Security, Leon Panetta said, "Rising sea levels, severe droughts, the melting of the polar caps, more frequent and devastating natural disasters all raise demand for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief."  

This article and interview by Maggie Koerth-Baker provides valuable context and insight.