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Capital Weather Gang Archive: Policy
Katrina: A lesson in risk mismanagement
Hurricane Katrina, which roared ashore five years ago this past Saturday, was not exactly a shining moment in risk management. Weather forecasters, including those who were then part of the independent website capitalweather.com, repeatedly warned about the extreme dangers presented by the hurricane with a name more befitting of an exotic woman than a deadly tempest.
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Andrew Freedman
| August 30, 2010; 10:45 AM ET |
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Geoengineering 'fixes' help us view climate change
* Damp start to week before big warm-up: CWG's Full Forecast * Here's a question for you (assuming that you are open to the evidence that recent climate change is largely manmade): How confident are you that humanity will take the necessary steps to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and limit global...
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Andrew Freedman
| March 29, 2010; 11:15 AM ET |
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Goals of Major U.N. Climate Meeting Unclear
* Staying Warm: Full Forecast | Obama Should Make a Climate Speech * In a sign of determination mixed with desperation, world leaders will gather in New York tomorrow for a United Nations-sponsored forum on climate change that is aimed at jump-starting the stalled negotiations of a new global climate...
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Andrew Freedman
| September 21, 2009; 10:45 AM ET |
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Response to Climate Depot's Distortions
Climate Depot's home page yesterday featuring the "shock" blog post by CWG's Andrew Freedman. Dear Mr. Morano of Climate Depot, Your lengthy response to my piece "Obama Needs to Give a Climate Speech - ASAP" contains numerous errors of fact and interpretation. I think you revealed your politically driven agenda...
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Andrew Freedman
| September 2, 2009; 10:30 AM ET |
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Obama Needs to Give a Climate Speech - ASAP
President Obama delivers a speech. White House photo 2/9/09 by Pete Souza. Courtesy WhiteHouse.gov At this point in their presidency, which president -- George W. Bush or Barack Obama -- had made three climate science speeches or statements, including one lengthy speech, while the other had barely addressed it at...
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Andrew Freedman
| September 1, 2009; 10:30 AM ET |
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Climate Change & National Security: A Tough Sell
* Heat to Depart, Storms Possible: Full Forecast * Marine amphibious landing vehicle participating in a recent exercise in the Pacific. (Defense Department photo) Climate change is rarely featured on the front pages of top U.S. newspapers, such as the Washington Post and New York Times. As a gradually...
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Andrew Freedman
| August 11, 2009; 10:30 AM ET |
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