Climate Change, Hurricanes, And Help

A view of Hurricane Sandy from space. Photo is from space.com

Hurricane Sandy came through the northeastern states causing horrible destruction in its path and killing at least 55 (at the time of this writing). Millions of dollars worth of damage has been done and currently millions of people are without power. Scientists believe that more and more powerful storms are going to be forming do to climate change, though climate change is not solely responsible for Hurricane Sandy.

Here’s what we can do to help:

At the moment:

The Red Cross needs donations of money and blood right now. They are also seeking some skilled volunteers.

You can find ways to help here: http://www.redcross.org/support

The Salvation Army is another place to donate: https://donate.salvationarmyusa.org/disaster

Yet Another place to donate is Americares: http://www.americares.org/howtohelp/

And Feeding America: http://feedingamerica.org

What to do in the future:

Using less electricity and fuel will help slow global warming but we need a group effort if we are really going to make an impact. Keep doing your part but also write your elected officials and ask for a change in laws that help to limit carbon emissions. You can click here to get your state officials info or you can type your town into Wikipedia or google and get a list that way. Be polite and sure, that is the best way to enact change.