The Big Silence
May 13, 2011 20:57 Filed in:
EnvironmentUSA Today ran a headline “The Great Flood of 2011: Rising river speeds pace of high-cost weather” above an article describing the causes and effects of the Mississippi River flood that is endangering the Mississippi Delta and parts south, including New Orleans. The article also pointed out that the 2011 costs inflicted on the insurance industry follow “three record-setting years in which thunderstorms and tornadoes alone caused an average of about $10 billion in annual damage, according to an institute study.”
Not a word about climate instability being the consequence of the warming of the earth, even though global anthropogenic warming is a virtual scientific certainty. The industries that profit from activities that pump carbon into the atmosphere have silenced much of the media. We shall all pay dearly for believing this willful misinformation.
Tags: Flooding, Levees, Mississippi Delta, Global Warming