Did hurricane Sandy send a climate warning?
<p><span word="Hurricane">Hurricane</span> <span word="Sandy">Sandy</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="batter">batter</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northeastern">northeastern</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="disrupting">disrupting</span> <span word="power">power</span>, <span word="communication">communication</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="billions">billions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="damage">damage</span>. <span word="Sandy">Sandy</span> <span word="renewed">renewed</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="patterns">patterns</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span>.</p><p><span word="Elwyn">Elwyn</span> <span word="Grainger">Grainger</span>-<span word="Jones">Jones</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="never">never</span>-<span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="question">question</span>: <span word="is">is</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="storms">storms</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span>?</p><p>“<span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="physics">physics</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="warming">warming</span>, <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="likelihood">likelihood</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seas">seas</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="warmer">warmer</span>, <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="intensity">intensity</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="increase">increase</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="storms">storms</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>. <span word="They">They</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> 40 <span word="years">years</span> – <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tropical">tropical</span> <span word="storms">storms</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hurricanes">hurricanes</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span>,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Grainger">Grainger</span>-<span word="Jones">Jones</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Environment">Environment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Climate">Climate</span> <span word="Division">Division</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="IFAD">IFAD</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Fund">Fund</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Agricultural">Agricultural</span> <span word="Development">Development</span>, <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="layman">layman</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="terms">terms</span>.</p><p>“<span word="The">The</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="burning">burning</span>, <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="certainty">certainty</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="extinguisher">extinguisher</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="invest">invest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="things">things</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="indication">indication</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="like">like</span>,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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