Time to start thinking long term
Climate Central: Wild Weather Swings May Be a Sign of Climate Change
Climate Central: Chicago has already had its wettest April on record, with nearly 9 inches of precipitation, and its wettest start to the year, with a little more than 17 inches of precipitation so far. That compares to the 26.91 inches of precipitation that fell during all of 2012.
NPR: Forecasting Climate With A Chance Of Backlash
NPR: When it comes to climate change, Americans place great trust in their local TV weathercaster, which has led climate experts to see huge potential for public education...
National Journal: The Scary Truth About How Much Climate Change is Costing You
National Journal: A 2012 study by the Madrid-based group DARA found that extreme weather associated with climate change is costing the world economy $1.2 trillion a year, destroying 1.6 percent of global gross domestic product. The study projects that the effects of climate change could cut global GDP by 3.2 percent a year by 2030...
USA Today: Climate contradiction Less snow, more blizzards
USA Today: The United States has been walloped by twice as many of the most extreme snowstorms in the past 50 years than in the previous 60 years, according to an upcoming study on extreme weather by leading federal and university climate scientists. This also fits with a dramatic upward trend in extreme winter precipitation — both rain and snow — in the Northeastern U.S. charted by the National Climatic Data Center....
National Geographic: Severe Weather More Likely Thanks to Cause Climate Change
National Geographic: In 2011 and 2012, major droughts, heat waves, severe storms, tornadoes, floods, hurricanes, and wildfires caused about $60 billion in damages each year, for a total of about $120 billion....
NBC: ‘Wake-up call’: Chicago set to break 73-year-old snowless record
NBC: "This is a wake-up call of how we may have to adapt," said Brant Miller, chief meteorologist at NBC's Chicago affiliate, referring to the process of climate change that contributes to the unusual weather. "It’s not going to be business as usual going forward."
Associated Press: 2012 another record-setter, fits climate forecasts
AP: As 2012 began, winter in the U.S. went AWOL. Spring and summer arrived early with wildfires, blistering heat and drought. And fall hit the eastern third of the country with the ferocity of Superstorm Sandy. This past year's weather was deadly, costly and record-breaking everywhere — but especially in the United States.
New York Times: Extreme Weather and Drought are Here to Stay
New York Times: Until recently, many scientists spoke of climate change mainly as a “threat,” sometime in the future. But it is increasingly clear that we already live in the era of human-induced climate change...
New York Times: A City Prepares for a Warm Long-Term Forecast
New York Times: The Windy City is preparing for a heat wave — a permanent one.
Climate scientists have told city planners that based on current trends, Chicago will feel more like Baton Rouge than a Northern metropolis before the end of this century...
American Meteorological Society's Statement on Climate Change
There is unequivocal evidence that Earth’s lower atmosphere, ocean, and land surface are warming; sea level is rising; and snow cover, mountain glaciers, and Arctic sea ice are shrinking. The dominant cause of the warming since the 1950s is human activities.
Full Statement on Climate Change from the AMS
