A BURNING-HOT SUMMER REMINDS US WHAT'S AT STAKE

摘要

When Istarted Talking To People About Climate Change 10 Years Ago, I spoke about forecasts and predictions. This summer, I just pointed out the window. A record-breaking heat wave seared communities from Texas to New York at the beginning of July. A freak storm powered by the heat left 23 people dead and 1.4 million without power from Illinois to Virginia. Another potent storm dumped up to 10 inches of rain in Minnesota and in Wisconsin, flooding homes and prompting a polar bear to escape from a swamped Lake Superior Zoo.