Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Global Warming: Reality TV, Print and Radio




The national news media is awash with stories connected to the global warming phenomenon. Not just left-leaning New York Times -- even the venerable Wall Street Journal is getting into the act. In the last 7 days, I have watched, heard and read the following:

Out of control fires as large as 100,000 acres are now routine and threaten our national forests: CBS 60 minutes, October 21 link

Canadian agriculture adapts to warmer climates and begins to grow world class wines: Wall Street Journal, October 16 link

Georgia, threatened by a prolonged drought, declares state of emergency and is forced to choose between water for wildlife or for humans: NPR, October 22 link

The Great Lakes are shrinking and cargo ships are forced to carry less: New York Times, October 22 link

The West is running out of Water: New York Times, October 21 link

Meanwhile, in New York the late-October dress code remains t-shirts, shorts and flip-flops. Comfortable and scary...

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