extreme weather

New technology and canned organics means a greener escape plan is possible for those along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico.

Could all of these be caused by global warming?

Sure, beach closings in Hawaii jumped way up last year as we floundered through 40 days and nites of rain. That’s one of the key findings in a report just out from the National Resources Defense Council. Still, to say that Hawaii is responsible for the nation’s poor showing on this score is to miss the point of the story. Much of the nation learned about this from headlines like “Hawaii woes push up U.S. beach closures”. The story might better be cast in terms of extreme weather events, and what the nation can expect as these increase.

The U.N. has linked 13 extreme weather events from 2007 to global warming. The events range from intense monsoons in India to successive heat waves in Europe. Here's an interactive Google map showing the 13 signs...