Vermont Public Radio: Dunsmore: Predicting Armageddon

As I saw the destruction of Joplin Missouri - and began reflecting on the extraordinary devastation in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and the unbelievable scenes of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami - it occurred to me that this might well be how the end of the world may begin - not with a big bang but incrementally.
...hurricane seasons have been more destructive in recent years.
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My point is simply this. It’s easy enough to shrug off quirky doomsday prophesies. However, nature is providing ample evidence that global warming and climate change are tangible and serious threats to our environment and our way of life. Yet most of America is still blithely ignoring these warnings. And it does so at great peril.