STORM WARNINGS
The New Yorker | Sep 19, 2005
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners, founded in 1871 and headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, bills itself as the “oldest association of state officials” in the country. Every three months, its members, who include the chief insurance regulators of all fifty states plus the District of Columbia, hold a four-day meeting to discuss issues of common concern., read more >

Katrina shows effect of climate change, says Gore
The Financial Times | Sep 17, 2005
Hurricane Katrina offered “a taste” of the disasters, and the response to them, that the US could expect as a consequence of climate change, former vice president Al Gore said on Saturday., read more >

Study Links Hurricanes to Global Warming
Forbes.com | Sep 15, 2005
THURSDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- An increase in the ferocity of hurricanes around the globe over the last 35 years may be attributable to global warming, a new report states., read more >

Global warming: an issue needing urgent attention
The Daily Collegian | Sep 14, 2005
Among many of the difficulties that the nation is going through; inflated gas prices, a country at war, the results of Hurricane Katrina, there is one underlying problem that needs the attention of all of us. Global warming, an environmental crisis that is staring us in the face now more than ever, is finally drawing attention and is becoming something that people, including celebrities and politicians, are helping to reach out against., read more >

Larry David wants to ‘Curb’ global warming
AP | Sep 13, 2005
NEW YORK - Larry David and mtvU, MTV’s college network, launched the “Curb Global Warming Sweepstakes” Tuesday. By signing up for the yearlong Stop Global Warming Virtual March on Washington, students get the chance to win David’s hybrid car from his HBO series, “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”, read more >

The Power of Katrina
Nature | Sep 08, 2005
Katrina was the third most intense storm ever to make landfall in the United States, with a central pressure of 918 millibars. The storm affected anarea of about the size of Britain, and the maximum storm surge was 10 metres, recorded in Biloxi, Mississippi., read more >