Interview with Robert Almonte, a federal marshal for the Western District of Texas who investigates narcotics cases, on how the Mexican cartels take advantage of religious traditions, rituals, and iconography. (via Being Blog)

“…Are hurricanes getting worse because of human-induced climate change? The short answer from scientists is that they are still trying to figure it out. But many of them do believe that hurricanes will get more intense as the planet warms, and they see large hurricanes like Irene as a harbinger.” (via NYTimes).

Related:

• Is It Wrong to Link Hurricane Irene to Global Warming? (blogs.scientificamerican.com)
• Hurricane Irene 2011: Climate Change To Blame? (huffingtonpost.com)
• The Irene Mistake (themoderatevoice.com)