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 Shaun Martin, WWF-US Hurricane Sandy on October 25, 2012, with winds of 90 mph and a pressure of 954 mbar It’s Monday morning, October 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy is strengthening as she approaches the US east coast. In Washington, DC the US federal government is closed, public transport has ceased operations, and WWF staff [...]  Shaun Martin, WWF-US She is coping just fine. Help her adapt. © Shaun Martin Allow me to begin by saying I am all for helping vulnerable people. As in previous entries in this series, I am less concerned whether or not this phrase is technically correct and more interested in how it is interpreted [...]  Shaun Martin, WWF-US © Zig Koch/WWF For the past two years, I have on occasion encountered the term “no regrets” being used to describe adaptation actions that will ostensibly solve everyone’s problems. Unfortunately, “no regrets” has led to many regrets when it comes to building understanding and buy-in for true adaptation. It is one [...]  Shaun Martin, WWF-US In spite of what you may have heard, floods are not “impacts” of climate change. © Shaun Martin With this post I am inaugurating a new series called “STOP SAYING THAT!,” a look at the use of language in climate change adaptation and how well-intentioned, knowledgeable people are making the field [...] |
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