
A wave crashes over a seawall on the Atlantic Ocean during Hurricane Sandy in Kennebunk, Maine, on October 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
By now, you have undoubtedly seen the photos – Manhattan’s flooded streets and subway system, fallen trees in Massachusetts, debris littering beaches and towns up and down the Eastern seaboard. Sandy’s impacts were not only widespread, reaching from the Caribbean to Nova Scotia, but they were record-breaking in severity. It is no exaggeration to say that the effects of climate change are being felt – not tomorrow or in any other vague future – but right now. Today.
We have rounded up a selection of CLF’s articles on Hurricane Sandy, on climate change and on the connection between a warming climate and increasing weather volatility.
Here is a selection of our articles:
On Sandy:
- Sandy in New England: We Can and Must Change the Pattern of Loss – November 1, by John Kassel
- Change is Hard, Necessary: Rethinking Our Electricity Supply Post-Sandy – Nov 1, by Seth Kaplan
- The New Normal: A Post-Sandy Point of View - October 31, by Tricia K Jedele
- Brace for Impact – Heavy Weather Ahead (and a Changing Climate is Part of the Reason it’s Happening) – October 25, 2012, by Seth Kaplan
On Climate Change:
- Generation to Generation; Crisis to Crisis – October 24, 2012, by John Kassel
- The Price of Cranberries: Other Crops Rise & Fall With Changing Climate – October 16, 2012, by Malcolm Burson
- Wind Power Key to Solving Climate Change – October 4, 2012, by Diana Chace
- Cleaner Cars, Cleaner Air – October 1, 2012, but Sandy Levine
- Everything You Know Is Wrong: Growing the Economy Without Growing Electricity (and Energy) Demand – October 1, 2012 by Seth Kaplan
- Thune for Thought: Is Climate Change Really Happening or is it Not? – September 26, 2012, By Tricia Jedele
- Why We Do What We Do: Unfortunately Global Warming Is Real and is Having Real Effects Here and Now – October 31, 2011, by Seth Kaplan
On CLF’s Advocacy Work related to Climate Change:
- Support Grows for CLF’s Fight to Secure a Fair Review of Northern Pass – October 25, 2012 by Christophe Courchesne
- Why We Need to Fight For Cape Win. Now. – October 3, 2012, by John Kassel
- RGGI’s Results: Good For Our Climate, Economy, and Consumers – December 6, 2011 by N. Jonathan Peress
- We Can Get There From Here: Maine Energy Efficiency Ballot Initiative – December 5, 2011, by Sean
- Mahoney
- Regional Greenhouse Gas Program is a Win for the Economy and the Environment – So Lets Do More! – November 15, 2011, by Seth Kaplan
On Hurricanes:
- On the Anniversary of Tropical Storm Irene: Untold Stories of What Went Right
- On Irene Anniversary: Lakekeeper Looks for Lessons Learned – August 27, 2012, by Anthony Iarrapino

Nick W
Thanks for the roundup. The leading photo from The Atlantic is great! And in Maine no less!