In the wake of Sandy, climate change gets renewed media attention

Published November 1, 2012 in Climate

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The destructive force of Hurricane Sandy has alarmed many of us worried about the unchecked dangers of climate change. The news media, which sometimes misses the connection between extreme weather and global warming, is covering the subject with renewed interest this week.

Here's a quick round-up of just a smattering of reports:

• Op-ed from The New York Times' Nicolas D. Kristof: Will Climate Get Some Respect Now?, and an environmental news story, Are Humans to Blame? Science Is Out
• Cover story of Bloomberg Businessweek: It's Global Warming, Stupid
• Salon.com news story: Cuomo: Climate change is a reality, we are vulnerable
• A Wall Street Journal review (co-authored by EDF economist Gernot Wagner): Was Hurricane Sandy the Fat Tail of Climate Change?

...and a bit of satire, sort of, The Onion: Nation Suddenly Realizes This Just Going To Be A Thing That Happens From Now On