(The same issues attend discussions of extreme storms).
As the region warms, Chicago is expecting more frequent and extreme storms.
In addition, climate change is triggering more frequent extreme storms, particularly in the hurricane-ravaged Caribbean.
With extreme storms battering communities across the country, this personal reflection on Hurricane Katrina seems sure to resonate.
"He can say climate change is already affecting farmers and others experiencing extreme drought, and coastal communities experiencing extreme storms".
People forced to move, whether by food shortages, floods or extreme storms, can suffer serious mental health problems.
Looking at extreme storms and climate change, for instance, I made these relevant observations deep in a post earlier this week but, but they deserve center stage: 1.
While the average winter precipitation in the Southwest in a La Ni ear is usually lower than normal, the likelihood of extreme storms is actually higher.
For example, building thousands of housing units in low-lying coastal areas would make them vulnerable to rising sea levels and extreme storms.
Unlike debt, global climate change spells existential threats to life on earth: droughts, extreme storms, catastrophic floods, forced human migration, disrupted food supply, species extinction.
With the natural gas boom, with rising public concern about drought and extreme storms, this could be Obama's moment to act on climate change.
