1.0 link 7115 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/laurie-david/katrina-the-unnatural-nat_b_7115.html As the country continues to dissect the recent natural disaster, we might want to start considering what about the disaster wasn’t actually “natural” at all. Water temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico were “unnaturally” high. Human activity, the burning of fossil fuels, is causing global warming. Global warming is causing the oceans to warm. Warm oceans are steroids for storms. Katrina began as a category 1 hurricane near Florida; after reaching the 90 degree waters of the Gulf it turned...

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