I am originally from the northeast and reserve a soft spot
in my heart for the people and places connected to my early beginnings. Many
inhabitants in that area are still hurting in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
I am doing what I can to support these dear friends, neighbors, and family and
made a donation earmarked for Sandy flood relief. My heartfelt thanks go out to
the volunteers and helping professionals who are involved in the cleanup
efforts. For those of you who can lend a hand and haven’t done so already,
you’ll find a link below to charities that are working to raise funds for this
worthy cause.
However, this disaster reminds me that global warming is
accelerating at an alarming rate. Note the report below.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-17/north-america-has-biggest-rise-in-weather-catastrophes.html
For a visual, check out the YouTube video from National
Geographic that demonstrates this phenomenon.
After reading reports of the recent Philippines’ Typhoon,
Bopha and its resultant 300 deaths, I followed the dots from this disaster to global
warming. I also linked climate change to the scores of severely hungry Haitians,
who have been hit hard by an unusually active storm season. The severe drought and
unprecedented heat waves in the U.S. Midwest and Southwest have taken its toil in
economic uncertainty, soil erosion, and created a deteriorating atmosphere. Parched
earth, clouds of dust, and increased cases of asthma and other breathing difficulties
are results I personally attribute to global warming.
