Sound Shore

Good afternoon. We’ve had a busy four days participating in the coverage of Irene. That said, we have been commenting on the storm and its impact. Here’s a digest of opinion content published since Sunday:

Editorials
Get used to warnings, New York, Sunday, Aug. 28
Climate change may continue to prompt storms like Irene, we argue. We write:

… New Yorkers will have to get used to the uncertainty, the warnings, the abundance of caution. The reason: climate change and where we live and build. Legitimate scientists — as opposed to global-warming deniers — disagree on whether global warming will make for stronger and more frequent Atlantic hurricanes. What is beyond dispute, though, is that the damage risk has grown significantly, because of the flood — of buildings and people — to coastal areas. The growth comes as sea levels on the East Coast have increased about six inches more than the global average. …

Irene was more than we needed, Monday, Aug.29

Give recovery aid where you can, Wednesday, Aug. 31

Columns and Community Views
Suffern residents return to mess, Bob Baird, Tuesday, Aug. 30
Irene can act as a learning tool, Arthur H. Gunther III, Tuesday, Aug. 30
Chatter about Irene was more vigilance than hype, Phil Riesman, Tuesday, Aug. 30