Houston Chronicle: After Hurricane Sandy slammed into the northeastern United States in late October, it reopened a question scientists have been keenly considering since Hurricane Katrina: How, exactly, is climate change influencing hurricane activity?
Some environmental advocates directly linked climate change to Sandy's large size and destructive storm surge.
"Folks, this storm is exactly the sort of thing climate scientists have been worried about for years," wrote Amanda Staudt, a senior scientist at the...