5 Things Hurricane Sandy Reveals About Global Warming
Sandy Makes Landfall Climate change may worsen and increase the frequency of storms like hurricane Sandy -- with some caveats. NCDOTcommunications/FlickrIt's tempting to link the nature of this week's "Frankenstorm" to human-caused climate change, but the scientific realities are nuanced. Here are five surprising takeaways. Hurricane Sandy pummeled the eastern United States with unprecedented storm surges, rainfall, and howling winds Monday. Making matters worse: A cold front strengthed the cyclone into a snowy "Frankenstorm," while an Arctic weather system trapped the storm over densely populated regions. Mounting scientific data suggests that decades of human activity is altering weather patterns, warming and rising oceans, worsening droughts, melting glaciers and more. It may seem reasonable, then, to assume this year's record-breaking weather event was tangible evidence of human-caused climate change. But is that accurate? Below are five truths about the connection between climate change and storms such as Hurricane Sandy courtesy of Andrew Freedman. Freedman is...