It's not just Sandy: U.S. hit by record droughts, fires, and heatwaves in 2012

Hours before Hurricane Sandy hit, activists protested climate inaction in Times Square (10/30/2012) On Sunday, as Hurricane Sandy roared towards the coast of the Eastern U.S., activists took to the streets in New York City to highlight the issue of climate change. Activists organized by 350.org unfurled a huge parachute in Times Square with the words, "End Climate Silence," a message meant to call attention to the fact that there has been almost zero mention of climate change during the presidential campaign, including not a single reference to the issue in the four presidential debates. How climate change may be worsening Hurricane Sandy (10/29/2012) While scientists are still debating some fundamental questions regarding hurricanes and climate change (such as: will climate change cause more or less hurricanes?), there's no debating that a monster hurricane is now imperil...

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@OuTrop » 03 Dec '12, 8am
we had #fire s here, & the U.S. as well - #drought s and #heatwaves in #2012 #NovTop50 - [link] & [link]
@sailsmart » 03 Dec '12, 6am
RT @iamgreenbean: Climate change is here! RT @mongabay It's not just Sandy: U.S. hit by record droughts, fires, and heatwaves in 2012 [link]
@iamgreenbean » 03 Dec '12, 6am
Climate change is here! RT @mongabay It's not just Sandy: U.S. hit by record droughts, fires, and heatwaves in 2012 [link]
@mongabay » 03 Dec '12, 6am
It's not just Sandy: U.S. hit by record droughts, fires, and heatwaves in 2012 #NovTop50 - [link]
@UNORCID » 09 Nov '12, 7am
It's not just Sandy, the US has seen record droughts, fires and heatwaves in 2012: [link]
@2020Action » 08 Nov '12, 8pm
A brief look back on the extreme climate events the US witnessed this year: [link]
@EcoLogicDevFund » 08 Nov '12, 4pm
Connect the Dots - It's not just Sandy: U.S. hit by record droughts, fires, and heatwaves in 2012 [link]
@Petchary » 06 Nov '12, 4pm
RT @karsenis: Interesting read: It's not just #Sandy- #U.S. hit by record #droughts, fires and heatwaves in 2012 [link] #climatechange
@karsenis » 06 Nov '12, 4pm
Interesting read: It's not just #Sandy- #U.S. hit by record #droughts, fires and heatwaves in 2012 [link] #climatechange
@CyberKat » 06 Nov '12, 4pm
RT @ConservationOrg: It wasn't just Sandy. Here's just some of the extreme weather that's hit the U.S. this year: [link] (h/t @mongabay)
@ConservationOrg » 06 Nov '12, 4pm
It wasn't just Sandy. Here's just some of the extreme weather that's hit the U.S. this year: [link] (h/t @mongabay)
@NolanAntonucci » 05 Nov '12, 2pm
Time to wake up. RT @rnfrstalliance: Not just #Sandy: US hit by record droughts, fires & heatwaves in 2012 [link] @mongabay
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RT @RnfrstAlliance: It's not just #Sandy: US hit by record droughts, fires & heatwaves in 2012 [link] via @mongabay
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It's not just #Sandy: US hit by record droughts, fires & heatwaves in 2012 [link] via @mongabay
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It's not just Sandy: U.S. hit by record droughts, fires, and heatwaves in 2012 [link]