To Politicians Napping on the Fireline: Wake Up, Smell the Smoke and Act on Climate Change
Category: ENVIRONMENT
These fires reflect unprecedented conditions. Atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases are the highest they have been in at least 800,000 years, largely the result of rapidly growing use of coal, oil and natural gas.
By Nick Sundt, Contributor
Climate change expert, World Wildlife Fund, 2012-07-08