Tropical Storm Hermine hit the coast of Mexico 40 miles south of the Texas border at 9:30 pm EDT last night, with 60 mph sustained winds. Top winds observed in Texas were 50 mph with gusts to 59 mph at Port Isabel Winds at Brownsville hit 45 mph, gusting to 69 mph. Harlingen had the highest gust observed from Hermine, 72 mph, and local storm reports indicate that half of the city lost power and a roof caved in on an apartment complex, with no injuries. Radar rainfall estimates suggest Hermine dumped up to eleven inches of rain over a small region 20 miles north of Brownsville.

Who is the Audience? What to Do ? (2) At the bottom is a short Pakistan update.In the previous article I argued that much of the “opposition” to climate change was politically motivated or politically aligned. With such political positioning a communications and education strategy motivated by the opposition only feeds the political argument. This is especially true in “crisis situations,” where reactions to the crisis serve to build and perpetuate the crisis. Then some become vested in maintaining the crisis, including those whose primary goal is to seed doubt ...

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