Huffington Magazine Issue 41 | Page 9

Enter 5 POINTERS HUFFINGTON 03.24.13 GLOBAL WARMING HAS DOUBLED RISK OF KATRINA-LIKE SURGE A new study reveals that global warming has doubled the risk of storm surges like the one brought on by Hurricane Katrina, Climate Central reports. “Our study shows that extreme (storm) surges become more frequent in a warmer climate, and that the relative change in frequency is much more pronounced for the most extreme events,” the study’s lead author Aslak Grimsted told Climate Central. Storm surges are responsible for the most deaths during hurricanes, the organization reports. FROM TOP: AP PHOTO/DAVID J. PHILLIP; CAROL HARTSELL 6 WESTBORO BAPTIST CHURCH GETS A RAINBOW SURPRISE THAT’S VIRAL ‘AFTER EVER AFTER’ WILL BLOW YOUR MIND Aaron Jackson, a founder of the charity Planting Piece, recently &