I know that global warming is big and bad and will reshape our world - but for me, it really becomes tangible when I can understand how it will affect specific places. As Gary wrote last week, the Great Lakes are one of those places where we work and that inspire a great sense of place. Now, there's some additional specific information about how global warming will affect the Lakes - and it doesn't look good.

Photo by Steve SandbergUnfortunately, the storm incidents are starting to add up.

Earlier this week, a powerful category F2 tornado and localized storms hit parts of Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island. It looks like Mother Nature is sending us a message: storm incidents are on the rise, probably due to global warming. And with that comes flooding, often extreme. And, once again, runoff from our streets contributed heavily to that flooding. Even Mayor Bloomberg, in yesterday's press conference about the storm, couldn't avoid speaking about the runoff problems.