Forty-one billion-dollar weather disaster in 2013. That's a new record.
And that's also why we need to #ConnectTheDots -- as we burn fossil fuel and pour carbon into the atmosphere, we raise the odds of these kind of wild, damaging events.
And that's also why we need to #ConnectTheDots -- as we burn fossil fuel and pour carbon into the atmosphere, we raise the odds of these kind of wild, damaging events.
Earth's Record 41 Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters of 2013
wunderground.com
The most expensive global disaster of 2013 was the June flood in Central Europe, which cost $22 billion. The deadliest disaster was Super Typhoon Haiyan, which killed about 8,000 people in the Philippines.
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
No truer words were ever spoken, Dr. King... We honor your legacy everyday as we work to ensure justice for the earth.
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No truer words were ever spoken, Dr. King... We honor your legacy everyday as we work to ensure justice for the earth.
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Gov. Jerry Brown of California just declared a drought emergency for the state, asking everyone to cut back on their water use.
He also supports more fracking.
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He also supports more fracking.
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http://www.latimes.com/local/political/la-me-pc-jerry-brown-declares-drought-emergency-in-california-20140117,0,3244744.story
Shishmaref is a village in Northern Alaska that is sinking into the Arctic ocean as the ground thaws and the ocean rises.
Residents of the village recently went to Washington DC to tell members of Congress to step up to the climate crisis. This is what one of them had to say.
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Residents of the village recently went to Washington DC to tell members of Congress to step up to the climate crisis. This is what one of them had to say.
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http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/20140116/eroding-alaska-village-urges-congress-address-climate-change
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