Bravo! You’ve said evrything in here that needed to be said on the press!

Sep 1, 2017

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This, we are told, is out of a desire not to “politicize” a still unfolding human tragedy, which is an understandable impulse. But here’s the thing: every time we act as if an unprecedented weather event is hitting us out of the blue, as some sort of Act of God that no one foresaw, reporters are making a highly political decision. It’s a decision to spare feelings and avoid controversy at the expense of telling the truth, however difficult. Because the truth is that these events have long been predicted by climate scientists. Warmer oceans throw up more powerful storms. Higher sea levels mean those storms surge into places they never reached before. Hotter weather leads to extremes of precipitation: long dry periods interrupted by massive snow or rain dumps, rather than the steadier predictable patterns most of us grew up with.

Harvey Didn’t Come Out of the Blue. Now Is The Time to Talk About Climate Change.

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The Intercept

Bravo! You’ve said evrything in here that needed to be said on the press! For those that had voted for Trump to have maybe a job, what good is that to have a job and not having a secure planet to live in?

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