Is there a link between global warming and the rising intensity of natural disasters?

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The Democratic Party
	There is a link between global warming and the rising intensity of natural disasters. Longer-term threat from climate change, which will lead to devastating weather patterns...
	12/1/2008 7:43:04 PM

Naomi Klein
	There is a link between global warming and the rising intensity of natural disasters. "rising intensity is the result of what we're doing"
	12/1/2008 7:35:35 PM

Patrick J. Kennedy (D-RI)
	There is a link between global warming and the rising intensity of natural disasters. We must take strong, immediate action to prevent the worst effects of global warming such as rising sea levels, more severe hurricanes and devastating heat waves.
	12/1/2008 7:33:26 PM

Thomas Friedman
	There is a link between global warming and the rising intensity of natural disasters. "The snows are going to get thicker. The most violent hurricanes could become more numerous."
	11/24/2008 1:52:41 PM

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
	There is a link between global warming and the rising intensity of natural disasters. "Palin had to keep her head buried particularly deep in an oil well to ever have denied that humans are causing climate change."
	11/10/2008 4:43:03 AM

Alan Augustson
	There is a link between global warming and the rising intensity of natural disasters.
	11/6/2008 11:40:18 AM

Dennis Moore (D-KS)
	There is a link between global warming and the rising intensity of natural disasters. The consequences of sudden climate change, such as rising oceans, increased storm activity and the displacement of wildlife, are too great to ignore
	9/22/2008 10:14:06 PM

Ken Salazar
	There is a link between global warming and the rising intensity of natural disasters. Climate change is increasingly being cited by scientists as the cause for our more frequent and severe wildfires
	9/17/2008 12:54:57 PM

Harry Mitchell
	There is a link between global warming and the rising intensity of natural disasters. The intensity of rains and drought are more extreme. Hurricanes, such as Katrina, are becoming more powerful, and more deadly.
	9/11/2008 9:27:23 PM

Jim Geraghty
	There is not a link between global warming and the rising intensity of natural disasters. "...2007 saw the fewest tornadoes since 2002."
	9/7/2008 11:57:23 PM

Cynthia McKinney
	There is a link between global warming and the rising intensity of natural disasters. his own scientists at the U.S. Climate Change Science Program have predicted more heat waves, intense rains, increased drought, and stronger hurricanes to affect the U.S. due to the worsening effects of climate change.
	7/24/2008 8:17:31 PM

Russ Carnahan (D-MO)
	There is a link between global warming and the rising intensity of natural disasters. Scientific reports have described the effects of climate changes on weather systems worldwide
	7/11/2008 11:10:48 AM

National Intelligence Council (NIC)
	There is a link between global warming and the rising intensity of natural disasters. "It is also likely to result in storm surges that could affect nuclear facilities and oil refineries near coasts, water shortages in the Southwest, and longer summers with more wildfires."
	7/2/2008 1:29:01 PM

Amy Klobuchar
	There is a link between global warming and the rising intensity of natural disasters. The result is ocean levels are rising, glaciers are melting, violent weather events are increasing
	6/25/2008 5:08:12 PM

Bob Barr
	There is not a link between global warming and the rising intensity of natural disasters. "Global warming is a myth."
	6/24/2008 9:40:47 AM

Bill Delahunt (D-MA)
	There is a link between global warming and the rising intensity of natural disasters. Even the number of severe storms and droughts is increasing. The number of Category 4 and 5 hurricanes has almost doubled in the last 30 years.
	6/23/2008 11:27:26 AM

Natural Resources Defense Council
	There is a link between global warming and the rising intensity of natural disasters. "More severe floods and droughts, and more wildfires."
	6/19/2008 10:32:32 PM

Environmental Defense Fund
	There is a link between global warming and the rising intensity of natural disasters. "Increased extreme weather events."
	6/10/2008 11:27:17 AM

Cato Institute
	There is not a link between global warming and the rising intensity of natural disasters. "In fact, just the opposite may be occurring despite a perception of increased storminess."
	5/27/2008 12:52:07 AM

Friends of the Earth
	There is a link between global warming and the rising intensity of natural disasters. "Here again are yet more events in the real world that are consistent with climate change predictions."
	5/26/2008 3:38:10 PM