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Brendan wrote, among a number of other useful statements:
In the case of climate change (or any complex system) it's necessary to predict and react based on incomplete understanding of the future. I differ with Fred on what course of action is available to us, but that's a different argument.
Yes, that is a different argument, and one that is essential to have. When I used the words "judicious urgency," I wasn't talking about any particular set of actions. I was talking about having the necessary political discussions so we will be better prepared to act quickly if necessary.
See, for example, what I write about Newt Gingrich and Terry Maple's upcoming book, A Contract With The Earth.
As for the very interesting science behind the relationship between global warming and changes in hurricanes, I recommend Chris Mooney's well-researched and exceptionally readable narrative, Storm World: Hurricanes, Politics, and the Battle Over Global Warming.
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