“Unfortunately, very few people in America know the real name of Hurricane Katrina because the coal and oil industries have spent millions of dollars to keep the public in doubt about the issue.” PeopleKnowsRealAmericaNamesMillionsIssuesDoubtIndustryDollarsOilCoalHurricanesKatrinaHurricane KatrinaOil Industry Author:Ross Gelbspan
“The largest source of greenhouse gases in the coming decades will not be the US, Western Europe and Japan, but the developing economies of East Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe. The coming eruption of carbon emissions from the poor world will dwarf any reductions in the North.” WorldAmericaPoorEconomySourceFutureEuropeWesternEastDecadesDevelopingJapanLatinCarbonAsiaEasternReductionLatin AmericaEmissionsGreenhousesDwarfsDwarvesGreenhouse GasesEastern EuropeEruptionWestern EuropeCarbon EmissionsEast Asia Author:Ross Gelbspan
“The Aedes aegypti mosquito, which spreads dengue fever and yellow fever, has traditionally been unable to survive at altitudes higher than 1,000 meters because of colder temperatures there. But with recent warming trends, those mosquitoes have now been reported at 1,240 meters in Costa Rica and at 2,200 meters in Columbia. Malaria-bearing mosquitoes, too, have moved to higher elevations in central Africa, Asia, and parts of Latin America, triggering new outbreaks of the disease.” AmericaHigherDiseaseMovedSpreadGlobal WarmingLatinTrendsYellowAsiaTemperatureFeverLatin AmericaMeterElevationColumbiaMosquitoesMalariaOutbreaksCosta RicaYellow Fever Author:Ross Gelbspan
