Media wakes up to Hell and High Water: Moscow’s 1000-year heat wave and “Pakistan’s Katrina”
Climate Progress
8.12.10
Few need a reminder that this past July was the second warmest on record across much of the east coast. Moscow is have a record drought, destroying a quarter of its crops, causing deadly fires, and requiring drastic measures from Vladimir Putin. The worst floods Pakistan has seen in eighty years have displaced two million people. Both are attributable to climate change. Even the media has admitted this. Shocker, I know. The time to act on controlling greenhouse gas emissions is now. Yet the senate couldn’t be further away from taking action and recognizing the gravity of the situation. Despicable. John Kerry seems to be the only one still advocating for the bill. He must be the only one with more than half a brain either. It’s now or never. With a likely loss of five or more seats after November, the window is closing fast. What will it take to get the attention of crucial moderate votes if extreme weather and environmental disasters a la BP are not enough?
