LA Times Op-Ed on Hurricanes & GW

The Intersection
By Chris Mooney
Sep 7, 2007 3:21 PMNov 5, 2019 10:18 AM

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My piece just ran today, here's an excerpt:

When it comes to the hurricane-global warming relationship, neither outright alarmism nor dismissive skepticism are warranted. Rather, taking the limited information that we have and making the most of it should lead to a stance of cautious, well-informed concern. Further research -- or, perhaps, more mega-hurricanes -- may seal the issue. But meanwhile, given how much we have at stake, we should already be moving to prepare and protect ourselves -- even as we remain fully open to new evidence.

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