Hurricane Sandy: The Great Reformer?

Hurricane Sandy: The Great Reformer?

from The Diplomat by diplomat_admin

It often takes a major event to catalyze change.  Whether violent conflict or a major storm, seeing the worst often pushes us to make difficult decisions for the better.
While we wait to see what lasting impact—if any—Hurricane Sandy has on environmental policy in the U.S., it is helpful to look to Asia and reflect on a storm that literally pushed cloistered Burma toward reform.
Cyclone Nargis, which quickly overwhelmed the least developed Southeast Asian state on May 2^nd, 2008, provided the necessary spark for a politically troubled government’s reforms to take place.http://thediplomat.com/2012/11/02/winds-of-change-can-sandy-reform-u-s-climate-policy/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+the-diplomat+%28The+Diplomat+RSS%29