Huffington Post: In acting this week to complete a $60-billion package of emergency aid for victims of Hurricane Sandy in the New York region, Congress came face-to-face with the rising costs that climate change is imposing on the nation.
The region badly needs the assistance, and Congress did the right thing to provide it. Sixty billion dollars is a hefty price tag for a single storm, but American taxpayers should be braced to pay a far higher price for the ongoing ravages of climate change unless we act now...