Are there connections between burning fossil fuels and cyclones in Australia? We have burned so much coal, oil, and natural gas the last 150 years that the concentration of atmospheric Carbon Dioxide has increased by about 40% – from about 270 PPM to about 390 PPM, from about 2.5 trillion tons to 3.67 trillion tons. (Click here or here).

From Meraiah Foley’s “Australians Take Cover as Cyclone Lashes Coast,” posted on The New York Times:

SYDNEY, Australia — One of the most powerful cyclones ever to strike Australia ripped dozens houses from their foundations, uprooted trees and shredded millions of dollars worth of sugar and banana crops when it slammed into Queensland’s northeastern coast in the predawn hours on Thursday. Continue reading →