Tag Archives: tornadoes

2001 was a big ‘natural’ disaster year for Virginia

That’s the gist of this article from the Norfolk, Va., paper. Note the attribution to the Climatic Data Center. But also note the lack of any language covering the climate change angle.

Climate video carries a rich and strong message

Watch and listen to this video, with the voice of climate activist and author Bill McKibben. Then connect the dots – and dots – and more dots.

A link between climate change and Joplin tornadoes? Never!

From the pen (ur, computer) of Bill McKibben comes this Washington Post op-ed. Spot-on.

A thought for the day

From a news story about the recent tornadoes (something I never saw in my three years of living in central Oklahoma):

Urban sprawl into the countryside has increased the odds that tornadoes will affect more people, said Joshua Wurman, president of the Center for Severe Weather Research in Boulder, Colo. He likened the situation to barrier islands, where more and more homes are being built in areas prone to hurricanes.